Layered Sausage Pasta Casserole Recipes

SAUSAGE AND RIGATONI DUMP DINNER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Generously grease the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish with the butter.
• Stir together the marinara, beef broth, tomato paste, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl.
• Spread half the pasta in an even layer in the bottom of the prepared dish. Scatter half of the sausage over the top by breaking into pieces and dolloping onto the pasta. Dollop with half of the ricotta. Pour half of the marinara mixture over top. Repeat with a second layer.
• Cover with aluminum and bake until the pasta is al dente, about 50 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle the mozzarella on top. Bake until the mozzarella is melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes.

LAYERED SAUSAGE-PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Drain pasta; place in medium bowl. Add butter; toss until melted. Add egg and Parmesan; mix lightly.
• Place in 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with 1/2 cup mozzarella. Cover with sauce.
• Bake 30 min. Top with remaining cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted.

SEVEN-LAYER RIGATONI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray rectangular baking dish 13x9x2-inches, with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• While pasta is cooking, cook sausage in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Mix tomatoes, garlic and basil.
• Layer half each of the pasta, sausage, mushrooms, bell peppers, Parmesan cheese, tomato mixture and mozzarella cheese; repeat layers.
• Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until hot and cheese is golden brown.

SEVEN LAYER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish layer the rice, potatoes, onion, carrots, peas, tomato soup with water, and sausage. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake covered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until fork tender. Remove cover for last 5 minutes of baking.

SAUSAGE PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Brush a shallow 3-quart baking dish with olive oil. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until very al dente; you still want it to retain a little bite. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the sausage and cook and crumble with a wooden spoon until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Add the onion and fennel; cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and season with salt. Bring to a simmer and add the cream. If the sauce is too thick, add a little water from the pasta. Turn up the heat to medium high and simmer rapidly to thicken the sauce and blend the flavors, about 10 minutes.
• Add the rigatoni and basil and toss to coat the pasta with the sauce. Remove from the heat and stir in half each of the mozzarella and parmesan. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan. Bake until browned and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.

SAUSAGE PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, cook the beef, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Drain and rinse pasta in cold water. Cut pasta into 3-in. pieces. Stir the pasta, sausage and spaghetti sauce into meat mixture., Transfer to an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with cheeses. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

LAYERED ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook the beef, onion and garlic until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato sauce, parsley and oregano; heat through. , In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Drain the spaghetti., Spread 1 cup meat sauce into a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Layer with half of the spaghetti, cheese mixture and remaining meat sauce. Repeat layers (dish will be full). , Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.

CHEESY LAYERED GROUND BEEF AND PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a large lasagna dish.
• Cook the pasta until only firm-tender; drain (it does not have to measure exactly 4 cups cooked, careful not to overcook the pasta as it will cook more in the oven) drain and transfer to a bowl, toss with a couple tablespoons oil to prevent sticking; set aside.
• In a skillet, cook ground beef, onion, jalapenos (if using) mushrooms and minced garlic until meat is brown and cooked stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, tomato sauce salt and pepper, stir until heated through (you can the sauce for up to 45 minutes on low heat).
• Spread 1/2 meat sauce on bottom of pan.
• Spread 1/2 noodles on top of sauce.
• Top noodles with 1 cup mozza cheese.
• Mix 1 cup cottage cheese with 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Spread over mozzeralla cheese.
• Top with remaining tomato sauce, noodles,and remaining mozza cheese.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Bake, covered for 20 mins, uncover casserole (at this point you can sprinkle with grated mozzeralla or cheddar cheese if desired).
• Return to oven to bake for another 10-15 mins, or until bubbly.

BAKED PENNE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat oil in a large, deep skillet. Place sausage and onion in the skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain excess fat. Pour in wine, and cook for 1 minute, stirring, to deglaze the pan. Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Toss with cooked pasta, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle top with mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.