Cheesy Italian Pasta Recipes

CHEESY ITALIAN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
• Cook the bacon until crisp. Place the bacon on paper towels. Crumble when cooled off.
• Add 6 Tablespoons bacon grease to a large saucepan. Cook the onions in the bacon grease 2-3 minutes.
• Pour in the tomatoes, garlic, oregano, juice, milk, basil, and red pepper. Simmer and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Stir the crumbled bacon, sausage, pasta, and peas into the tomato mixture. Top with the cheese and cover until melted. Serve immediately.

CHEESY ITALIAN PASTA

Steps:

• In a large skillet or frying pan, add ground beef and onions and cook until brown, then add minced garlic and cook for an additional two minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, Rotel, beef broth, and seasonings, stir, cover, simmer while pasta is cooking.
• Cook pasta in boiling water for 10 minutes, drain and add to meat mixture. Stir until combined.
• Finally, add sour cream and shredded cheese. Mix well and serve.

CHEESY SAUSAGE PASTA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water, and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 13 minutes. Drain well.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onion, orange pepper, and garlic in oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir the crumbled Italian sausage into the vegetables in the skillet; cook and stir until meat is browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Stir in the undrained tomatoes and the heavy cream. Turn the heat to medium-low, and allow the sauce to cook until thick, about 5 additional minutes.
• Mix pasta with the sausage cream sauce, stir in the Parmesan cheese, and serve. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

CHEESY PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Mix sauce, meat, parmesan, mushrooms and pasta in a greased or sprayed 9x13 pan.
• Top with mozzarella and bake at 375F for 30 minutes.

CHEESY ITALIAN TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef and Italian sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until browned. Drain.
• Combine the ground meats, marinara sauce, mushrooms, and tomatoes in a slow cooker. Cover, and cook on LOW heat for 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in the tortellini, and sprinkle the mozzarella and cheddar cheese over the top. Cover and cook for 15 more minutes on LOW, or until the tortellini is tender.

CHEESY ITALIAN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions, celery, and bell pepper in the margarine.
• In a large bowl, combine onion-pepper that was just cooked, and the seasonings,spaghetti, chicken, sour cream, and alfredo sauce and mix well.
• Fold in peas and half of the mozzarella cheese.
• Spoon into greased 10x14 inch deep casserole dish, and bake covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle remaining cheese over the dish.
• Return to oven for 5 additional minutes.