Baked Pasta with Sausage

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Yield

6 people

Time

30 minutes

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Bubbly and cheesy, this sausage baked pasta is a cinch to make. It gets assembled and baked in a single skillet for the ultimate weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

egg

marinara sauce

garlic

olive oil

pasta

mozzarella

spinach

ricotta

parmesan

Italian sausage

salt & pepper

basil

1

Cook crumbled Italian sausage in a skillet until golden brown.

1

1

Add sliced garlic and fresh spinach, then pour in marinara sauce. 

2

1

Stir in cooked pasta and add ½ cup of water. Remove the pan from the heat.

3

1

Stir together ricotta, parmesan, egg, and basil, then dollop the mixture over the pasta.

4

1

Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan cheese over the top. Bake until the cheese is golden in spots.

5

TIP

Green Bulb
Green Bulb

You can use either mild sweet Italian sausage or hot Italian sausage in this recipe.

FAQ's

What goes well with baked ziti?

Baked pastas such as ziti pair well with a green salad and garlic bread.

FROM SCRATCH FAST

I'm Nicki Sizemore, a trained chef and cookbook author. I create wholesome, flavor-packed recipes that just happen to be gluten-free. These are dishes that anybody can master and everybody will love!