Layered Italian Pasta Casserole

Name: Layered Italian Pasta Casserole
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray; 4 cups dry pasta (Campanelle, penne, etc) (12 oz); 2 Tb olive oil; 1 8 oz package baby mushrooms, sliced; 2/3 cup chopped white onion; 1 package fully cooked Italian sausage links, sliced; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 2 (17.6 oz) tomato basil pasta sauce; 2 large eggs, slightly beaten; 1 (15 oz) container whole milk ricotta cheese; 8 oz finely shredded Italian cheese, divided; 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

6 steps

Prep:35minCook:35min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:12:07 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories728.9 kcal (36%)

Total Fat46.2 g (66%)

Carbs45.8 g (18%)

Sugars6.5 g (7%)

Protein30.9 g (62%)

Sodium1327.3 mg (66%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

nonstick cooking spray

4 cupsdry pasta

Campanelle, penne, etc

2 tbolive oil

1 x 8 ozbaby mushrooms

sliced

⅔ cupwhite onion

chopped

1 packageItalian sausage links

fully cooked, sliced

1 tspitalian seasoning

2 x 17.6 oztomato basil pasta sauce

2eggs

large, slightly beaten

1 x 15 ozwhole milk ricotta cheese

container

8 ozitalian cheese

finely shredded, divided

¼ cupparmesan cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly spray a 9 x 13“ baking dish with nonstick spray; set aside

Step 2

Cook pasta in salted boiling water for eight minutes. Drain; return pasta pot.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add mushrooms and onion. Cook for five minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Add sliced sausage and Italian seasoning; cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until mushrooms are softened and sausage is cooked through. Add mushroom mixture and pasta sauce to pasta in pot. Gently stir to combine.

Step 4

Whisk together beaten eggs and ricotta until combined. Stir in 1 cup Italian cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

Step 5

Spread half of the pasta mixture in the prepared baking dish. Top with the ricotta mixture, spreading evenly on pasta layer. Cover ricotta layer with remaining pasta mixture. Tightly covered baking dish with foil.

Step 6

Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup Italian cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes more or until heated through and cheese is melted.