Baked Penne with Italian Sausage
This Baked Penne with Italian Sausage is cheesy, it's saucy and totally made from scratch! Freezer friendly and an easy dreamy weeknight dinner!
Servings: 10
Calories: 402kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage mild, casings removed (about 5 links)
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 28 ounce diced tomatoes canned
- 1 cup chicken broth low sodium
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon basil dried
- ½ teaspoon thyme dried
- ½ teaspoon fennel seed
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 10 ounces green peas frozen
- 12 ounces penne dry (or ziti)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Make Sauce: Crumble the sausage meat into a large skillet over medium heat and brown, stirring often for about 5 minutes, until it's no longer pink.
- Add the onion, pepper and continue cooking for another 3 minutes, or until the onion and pepper have softened and the onion is translucent.
- Stir in the tomatoes, oregano, tomato paste, basil, thyme, fennel seeds, salt and pepper. Add the chicken broth and stir. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for another 20 minutes, stirring often as needed.
- Stir in the peas. Remove the sauce from heat.
- Toss penne with sauce: Pour the sauce over the cooked pasta and stir. Stir in about 1 cup of cheese.
- Assemble: Transfer the pasta to a large casserole dish. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Bake: Transfer the casserole dish to the preheated oven and bake until the cheese has melted and the casserole is bubbling, for about 20 minutes.
- Serve: Garnish with parsley or basil if desired and serve warm.
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Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 5 days or in the freezer for 1 to 2 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 738mg | Potassium: 521mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 555IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 2.5mg
