Cheesy Pizza Pasta Bake | Cheesy Baked Pasta Recipe
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 2 to 3 servings
 
Ingredients
  • Pasta – 250 gms (I used Rigatoni. Any short pasta will work here.)
  • Ready cooked chicken Sausage – 250 gms, chopped
  • Olive oil – 4 tbsp
  • Italian seasoning – 1 tbsp
  • Onion – 2, large, finely chopped
  • Carrot – 1, medium, diced
  • Celery stalk – 4, diced (My home-grown celery stalks are quite thin which is why I used 4, use 2 if the stalk is thick)
  • Marinara Sauce – 1 cup (Use my homemade marinara sauce recipe)
  • Garlic – 2 to 4 cloves, minced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Mozzarella cheese – 200 gms, grated
  • Freshly chopped parsley – 1 tbsp
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve a cup of pasta water and drain the pasta. Rinse with cold water and set aside.
  2. In a large pot heat the olive oil. Sautee minced garlic, onion, carrot and celery until tender which will take about 5 to 8 minutes. Then add marinara sauce and Italian seasoning. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for five minutes on medium flame until tomato puree is somewhat reduced.
  3. Now add the drained pasta to the sauce pot. Toss to coat and transfer the pasta mixture into a large oven safe casserole dish.
  4. Cover the pasta with grated mozzarella cheese and place casserole under the broiler for 2-4 mins until cheese is golden brown and bubbly. Make sure to keep an eye while your pasta is under the broiler as few seconds delay can turn your pasta from showstopper to disaster!
  5. Sprinkle freshly chopped parsley and serve this delicious cheesy baked pasta directly on the table for the whole family! Enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://www.flavorquotient.com/2015/12/cheesy-baked-pasta-recipe-cheesy-pizza-pasta-bake/