Cheesy Sausage Pasta Bake
A warm and easy-to-make pasta recipe that brings together everything you love in one bubbling dish: pasta, sausage, and lots of cheese.
Equipment
- 1 Baking dish 8 x 2 inches or 20 x 5 cm
- 1 frying pan large
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 pasta drainer
Ingredients
- 500 grams Fusilli Pasta
- 450 grams Greek sausage remove from casing (optional)
- 1 Leek washed and finely chopped
- 2 Red bell peppers finely sliced
- 1 tbsp Smoked paprika
- 1 ½ tbsp Hot pepper flakes
- ½ cup Olive oil
- 250 grams Mozzarella shredded
- 250 grams Kaseri cheese shredded
- 150 grams pecorino cheese grated (optional)
- 1 ½ cups tomato sauce
- salt and pepper optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170℃
- Chop 1 Leek leaving out the green part, 2 Red bell peppers, 450 grams Greek sausage.
- Boil the 500 grams Fusilli Pasta for a few minutes less than indicated on the package.
- In the frying pan, add ½ cup Olive oil, sprinkle in the 1 tbsp Smoked paprika and the 1 ½ tbsp Hot pepper flakes. (This gives flavor to the olive oil)
- Add in the chopped vegetables and the sausage. Sauté until the vegetables are tender and the sausage is lightly browned.
- Pour in the 1 ½ cups tomato sauce and gently stir.
- Take the shredded 250 grams Mozzarella, 250 grams Kaseri cheese, and the 150 grams pecorino cheese and set them aside.
- Drain the pasta and spread half of it evenly over the bottom of your baking dish.
- Pour half of the tomato mixture on top, then generously sprinkle with cheese. Repeat with the remaining pasta, sauce, and finish with a final layer of cheese.
- Pop it in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes, let all that cheese melt.
- Serve hot