Whats a tasty and simple pasta bake recipe?
Baked Ziti Ziti are the long thin tubes of macaroni. If you can’t find ziti any tube-type pasta will work. Offer this simple, hearty dish with a green salad, crusty garlic bread and a light red wine, like Beaujolais. Ingredients Sauce 3/4 pound hot Italian sausages, casings removed 1 medium onion, chopped 3 large garlic cloves, chopped 1 28-ounce can diced peeled tomatoes 1/4 cup purchased pesto sauce Pasta 10 ounces ziti or penne pasta, freshly cooked 8 cups ready-to-use spinach leaves [about 2/3 of 10-ounce package] 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese Method Heat heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion and garlic and sauté until sausage is cooked through, breaking up meat with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices to pan. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Stir in pesto. Season sauce with salt and pepper. [Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simme
Tomato free pasta bake but it does have basil. I hope you don’t consider this one of those “weird” herbs because it is readily available, versatile, and delicious. BAKED PASTA WITH BASIL AND PARMESAN CHEESE 1 (16 oz.) pkg. cappellini (angel hair) pasta 4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) butter 6 lg. cloves garlic, minced 4 eggs 1 1/2 c. half & half 1 c. very coarsely chopped fresh basil (about 1 oz.) 1 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese (about 6 oz.), divided Salt & pepper to taste Lightly butter a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Cook cappellini until barely tender to the bite (al dente). Drain, rinse with cold water; drain again and place in a large bowl. Meanwhile, melt butter, stir in garlic. Pour over pasta and toss well. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and half and half until foamy. Stir in basil, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Pour over pasta, tossing until well distributed. Pour into prepared pan; sprinkle top with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake, covered, for
=== Creamy Swiss Chicken Casserole 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup 1/4 cup milk 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 4 slices Swiss cheese 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms (optional) 1 (10 ounce) package uncooked egg noodles Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8×8 inch casserole dish. In a bowl, mix the soup and milk. Arrange chicken breast halves in the casserole dish. Top each breast half with a slice of cheese. Pour soup and milk over the chicken. Sprinkle with mushrooms. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until sauce is bubbly and chicken juices run clear. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente; drain. Serve chicken and mushroom sauce over the cooked noodles.
EASY BAKED ZITI 3 c. spaghetti sauce 1 lb. Ricotta cheese 3 c. Mozzarella cheese 1 c. Parmesan cheese 1 lb. cooked sausage, optional Put 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce in baking dish. Then add: 1/2 lb. cooked ziti 1 lb. Ricotta cheese 1 1/2 c. Mozzarella cheese Cover with 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce, 1 cup parmesan cheese and top with 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese. Bake 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees. **************************************… PASTA CASSEROLE 1 lb. capellini (thin spaghetti) 1/2 lb. cooked bacon 3 c. sour cream 3 c. cottage cheese, drained 1 or 2 med. onions, chopped fine 1 or 2 cloves garlic, through press 2 tbsp. horseradish 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. Mrs. Dash 3/4 c. Parmesan cheese Cook capellini. In a 9″x13″ baking dish mix sour cream, cottage cheese, chopped onion, garlic, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, and Mrs. Dash seasoning. Add drained cooked pasta and crumbled bacon.
Pasta Bake 8 oz spiral pasta ½ lb fresh mushrooms Crab Some garlic powder ½ c butter 16 oz crab ½ c sour cream 2 tsp salt 1-½ tsp dried basil 1-½ c shredded cheese 1 large onion Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Clean mushrooms. Dice onions. Saute both in butter. Mix all ingredients together except for shredded cheese. Spread in a 13×9 pan. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake for 30 minutes. Note: I use imitation crab and it tastes good.
