Sausage and Ricotta Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound Italian sausage links, cooked, browned and sliced into ½ inch rounds
- 2 cans (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
- ¾ pound farfalle pasta, cooked
- 1 container (15 oz.) ricotta cheese
- 3 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the cooked sausage rounds, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian herbs.
- Heat through.
- Spoon ½ of the tomato mixture into a lightly oiled 9x13 baking dish.
- Spread ½ of the pasta evenly over the tomato mixture.
- Spread the ricotta evenly over the pasta.
- Sprinkle 1 ½ cups of the Mozzarella cheese over the ricotta.
- Spread the rest of the pasta over all.
- Spoon the rest of the tomato mixture over the pasta.
- Sprinkle the remaining Mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese over all.
- Bake for 30 minutes, let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
- Serve and enjoy.
