Mom's Easy Cheesy 5-Ingredient Baked Pasta Casserole Recipe by 30Seconds Food
Five ingredients is all it takes to make a hearty pasta dinner for the family. This easy baked pasta casserole recipe is cheesy, meaty and on the table in no time.
Start by cooking the sausage in a skillet until browned and cooked through. Add the cooked pasta, half of the mozzarella cheese, half of the grated Parmesan cheese and spaghetti sauce or alfredo sauce. (Why not use half and half and make a pink sauce?) The mixture is baked in a 13x9-inch baking pan or similar size casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake for about 30 minutes. Done.
Serve this easy, cheesy pasta casserole recipe for dinner with a salad and crusty bread. The leftovers reheat beautifully for dinner or lunch the next day.
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Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 pound fusilli, cooked according to package directions (or your favorite pasta)
- 1 pound Italian sausage or ground beef (see Recipe Notes)
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella (divided)
- 1 cup grated Parmesan (divided)
- 1 jar (23 ounces) spaghetti sauce or alfredo sauce
Helpful Products
- Skillet
- Salt and Pepper
- Baking Dishes
- Grater
- Airtight Containers
- 13x9-inch Baking Pan
- Pasta Pot
- Pasta Bowls
Recipe Notes
- You can use any short pasta for this recipe that you'd like. Penne, rotini, rigatoni or bowties would all work well.
- You could use both alfredo and spaghetti sauce (half and half) and make a pink sauce.
- Italian sausage, ground beef, ground turkey or ground chicken would work in this recipe. You could even use meatballs.
- For added flavor, stir in some dried Italian seasoning.
Here's how to make it:
- Cook the sausage, breaking it up as it cooks, until browned and cooked through.
- Combine the sausage, cooked pasta, half the mozzarella, half the Parmesan and the spaghetti sauce in a 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
- Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories: 633
Total Fat: 16.7g
Saturated Fat: 7.3g
Cholesterol: 30mg
Sodium: 2135mg
Total Carbohydrate: 97.7g
Dietary Fiber: 13g
Total Sugars: 39.3g
Protein: 23.6g
Vitamin D: 0mcg
Calcium: 245mg
Iron: 5mg
Potassium: 42mg
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