BAKED MACARONI DELIGHT

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Get your fix for baked Italian pasta right at home! Add a salad and bread for a down home meal your friends and family will adore. As with any tomato dish, this tastes even better the next day. This is from an old Polly-O Cheese cookbook.

Provided by MNLisaB

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 lb bulk sweet Italian sausage link
16 ounces rigatoni pasta or 16 ounces pasta shells
16 ounces ricotta cheese
16 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese
1 (28 ounce) jar favorite pasta sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400*.
  • Pan brown sausage until tender, drain and cool, then crumble coarsely.
  • Cook pasta until just tender, 2 minutes less than package directions.
  • Drain, rinse in cold water and rinse again.
  • Combine sausage, ricotta, 1 cup of mozzarella, 1/4 cup grated parmesan or romano and 1/2 cup pasta sauce and mix well.
  • Mix this into the drained pasta.
  • Cover the bottom of a large baking pan or casserole with a layer of pasta sauce, then a third of the pasta mixture and a sprinkle of mozzarella.
  • Repeat layers until all the ingredients are used, ending with the last of the mozzarella cheese and the grated parmesan or romano.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes until cheese on top is light brown and bubbling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1072.8, Fat 55.4, SaturatedFat 26.5, Cholesterol 153.4, Sodium 2200.9, Carbohydrate 85, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 17, Protein 55.9

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