Quick & Easy Cheesy Meatball And Sausage Pasta Bake
Jul 31, 2022 21:59:19 GMT -5
Post by Shoshanna on Jul 31, 2022 21:59:19 GMT -5
Quick & Easy Cheesy Meatball And Sausage Pasta Bake
2 lbs of your favorite tube type pasta such as rigatoni or ziti, cooked according to package directions
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 2 lb bag frozen Italian style meatballs, thawed
1 lb Italian sausage links, cooked, then coarsely chopped or sliced thin
2 24 ounce jars of pasta sauce (just use your favorite flavor)
1 15 ounce jar Alfredo sauce
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 1/4 pounds Mozzarella cheese, grated (please don’t use the pre-grated stuff. it doesn’t melt as well)
Parmesan cheese for grating on top
Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 13×9 dish
Pour the olive oil in a large pot. Add in the chopped onion, green pepper and minced garlic. Saute over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the veggies are tender, but not browned. Dump the meatballs and Italian sausage in and stir for just a minute or two.
Pour in the pasta sauce, the Alfredo sauce and the red wine. Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning and give it all a good stir. Let come to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
Add in the cooked pasta. Use a large wooden spoon to stir it all up and get the pasta all coated with sauce.
Sprinkle about 3/4 of the Mozzarella cheese into the pasta, about half of that amount at a time. Stir to combine and then after it is well mixed, add the next part.
Scoop or pour about 1/4 of the mixture into the prepared 13×9 baking dish. Divide the rest between two to three greased square foil pans.
Sprinkle the one you’re using now with the remainder of the grated Mozzarella cheese as well as some grated Parmesan and bake in a 350 degree oven until browned and bubbly, about 35 to 40 minutes.
Wrap the foil pans tightly in a double layer of foil, label the contents and freeze. To reheat them, just set the pan in the fridge early on the morning you want to make it, then about an hour before you’re ready to eat, place in a preheated 350 degree oven. Bake for about 35 minutes, still wrapped. Unwrap the dish, sprinkle with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses and continue baking until browned and bubbly.
NOTE: Keep in mind that this makes a lot. if you want just enough for one or two meals, just cut it in half.
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