Baked Penne With Red Pepper Sauce Recipes

PENNE WITH RED SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain; reserve a small amount of cooking water in the pot.
• Return pasta to pot over low heat, add red sauce, and toss. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot with Parmesan shavings on top.

BAKED PENNE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brown meat with vegetables in large nonstick skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce, 3/4 cup cooking creme and 1/2 cup mozzarella: cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted. Add pasta; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole; top with remaining cooking creme and mozzarella. Cover.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 15 min.

BAKED PENNE WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor or blender, combine undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, wine or tomato juice, dried oregano, pepper and crushed red pepper. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Stir tomato mixture into meat mixture in skillet. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in cooked pasta, and olives.
• Divide the pasta mixture among six 10 to 12 ounce individual casseroles. Bake, covered, for 15 minutes. (Or spoon all of the pasta mixture into a 2-quart casserole. Bake, covered to 30 minutes). Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, about 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.

SAUSAGE AND PEPPER PENNE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir sausage, onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and mushrooms until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, minced garlic, garlic powder, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes into vegetable mixture; bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Drain pasta and spoon onto plates and top with sauce mixture.

BAKED PENNE WITH RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray pan with cooking spray, add sausage, cook until brown, drain fat, set aside.
• In same pan add onion,garlic, zucchini, red pepper, saute until softened.
• Puree roasted red pepper in blender, add to veggies.
• Add tomato sauce, sausage, spices, simmer for 30 minutes.
• Cook and drain penne.
• In a large casserole add sauce to cover bottom.
• Add remaining sauce to penne, stir.
• Add half of penne to casserole.
• Mix ricotta and egg, spread over penne.
• Top with 1 c mozzarella and some parmesan.
• Add remaining penne, top with remaining cheeses.
• Cover and bake in preheated 350°F oven for 30 minutes, uncover and bake 15 minutes until cheese is slightly browned.