Description
A delicious one-dish meal with baked pasta, tomato sauce, cheese, and sausage. Great for potlucks and as a freezer meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 pound dry mostaccioli, penne, or ziti
- 15 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
- 3–4 cups cooked sausage, drained and cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated and divided
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ยฐF and coat a large casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Cook the pasta al dente according to package instructions, drain and set aside. If making the pasta ahead of time, toss with 2 teaspoons olive oil to prevent sticking and drying out.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, garlic, onion, egg, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese.
- To the ricotta mixture, add the cooked pasta, sausage, marinara sauce, and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. When combined, pour into prepared casserole dish.
- Top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until top cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove and serve hot or wait until fully cooled before covering and refrigerating or freezing.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 472 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg