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Easy Italian Sausage Baked Penne with 3 Cheeses
Easy Italian Sausage Baked Penne with 3 Cheeses - mixing Italian sausage into the ground beef, really boosts the flavour of this comfort food baked penne pasta.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage - use loose sausage meat or remove from casings
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 small minced red onion
- 2 large cans crushed plum tomatoes
- 1 small chopped red pepper
- 1 tsp ground fennel seed
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp fresh tarragon optional
- 6 cups cooked penne pasta
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cups shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup fresh grated parmesan or asiago cheese
Instructions
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Combine the ground beef and sausage meat and brown in a little olive oil in a large saucepan, breaking up the meat into small pieces as it cooks.
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To the browned meat add the garlic and onions and cook for another minute until the onions just begin to soften. You can drain off any excess fat at this point.
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Add the tomatoes, red pepper, fennel, black pepper, salt, oregano and tarragon. Simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
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Add the cooked penne pasta. Transfer the pasta and sauce to a greased lasagne pan. Top with a mixture of the parmesan, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses.
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Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden