Super Easy Pasta Bake
- 1 pound Italian Sausage
- 1/2 whole Onion, Chopped
- 1 whole Red Pepper Chopped
- 6 whole Mushrooms, Chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, Chopped
- 1/2 cups Wine (optional)
- 1 pound Uncooked Pasta
- 26 ounces, weight (1 Jar) Spaghetti Sauce (marinara)
- 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Spray baking pan(s) with cooking spray.
- Brown sausage and drain.
- Ground beef or ground turkey will also work, just season them well.
- Place sausage in baking pans.
- Add vegetables to the hot skillet.
- Cook until onions are translucent.
- Feel free to add any more vegetables you may have on hand (see note).
- (Optional: add wine to skillet and cook for a couple more minutes.)
- Add vegetables (and wine, if using) to the baking pans.
- Add pasta to the baking pan.
- Pour pasta sauce over the mixture in the baking pan.
- Fill jar of sauce with water and pour that into the baking pan as well.
- Mix everything in the baking pan together well.
- Cover with foil and bake for about an hour.
- Check at 45 minutes and add a little more water if it looks like the liquid is gone before the pasta is al dente.
- When pasta is soft and liquid is absorbed, remove foil and sprinkle cheese over the pasta bake.
- Put it back into the oven for 5 minutes or so until cheese is melted.
- Remove from the oven and let sit for about five minutes.
- Serve and enjoy.
- Note: feel free to add red pepper flakes, more garlic, and other veggies.
- Whatever sounds good to you.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/super-easy-pasta-bake-2/ (may not work)