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Italian Baked Penne

Here's how you make Italian Baked Penne
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound dry penne pasta
  • 1 pound ground sausage (Italian sausage)
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
  • 8 ounces fresh mushrooms
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning mix
  • 1 can (14 1/2 ounce) diced tomatoes (Italian style diced tomatoes)
  • 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) crushed tomatoes
  • 3 cups fresh spinach leaves (loosely packed, roughly chopped)
  • 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated (divided)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

  • Step 2: Prepare pasta as directed on package until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain and return to the pan.

  • Step 3: While pasta is cooking, heat large skillet, add sausage, onion, and garlic. Saute' until sausage is cooked through. Drain off any grease. Add mushrooms and saute' 3 minutes. Add pepper, italian seasoning and tomatoes to pan. Simmer, stirring occassionally, about 8 minutes.

  • Step 4: Combine sausage mixture to pasta, spinach, mozzarella cheese and 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese.

  • Step 5: Pour into 13x9 glass baking dish. Top casserole with remaining 2/3 cup parmesan cheese.

  • Step 6: Bake uncovered 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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