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Italian Sausage Pasta Bake
This Italian sausage pasta bake is an easy dinner that comes together best! Make ahead as a freezer meal for busy nights and get dinner on the table fast.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 439 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 lb. dry rigatoni pasta
- 3.5 cups (32 ounce jar) marinara sauce
- 2 Tablespoons half-and-half
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
- 1 - 1.25 lb. Italian sausage, casings removed I used Italian turkey sausage, but any variety will work
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
Instructions
- Cook the pasta just until al dente (where it still has some bite). The pasta will continue to bake in the oven later, so you don't want it to be too soft.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet sauté sausage, bell pepper, and mushrooms until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up the meat as it cooks. Drain.
- Combine sausage mixture with cooked pasta, marinara sauce, half-and-half, and Parmesan.
- Pour half of the pasta mixture into a 13x9-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Layer half of the mozzarella slices on top.
- Add another layer of pasta and a final layer of mozzarella.
- Bake at 375 degrees F, uncovered, for about 25-30 minutes (or until warmed through and cheese is melted).
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1/8 of the casserole
Calories
439kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
56mg
(19%)
Sodium
1320mg
(55%)
Potassium
740mg
(21%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1245IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
44.3mg
(49%)
Calcium
220mg
(22%)
Iron
7.6mg
(42%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 439
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/8 of the casserole | |
| Calories | 439kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 1320mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 740mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1245IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 44.3mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 220mg | 22% |
| Iron | 7.6mg | 42% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.