Weekday Sausage and Fettuccine Bake It is rich, it is not for every day, but my oh my is it good, and so easy to make! The sauce comes together quickly with sweet and spicy Italian sausage, first cooked through then simmered with. Finally, the cream, sausage and a generous grating of Parmesan are tossed with a pile of fettuccine and topped with a scattering of delicate sage leaves.

Ingredients of Weekday Sausage and Fettuccine Bake

  1. You need 3 cups of fettuccine noodles.
  2. Prepare 2 jars of your fave pasta sauce.
  3. Prepare 1.5 cups of ricotta cheese.
  4. You need 1 of egg.
  5. It's 1 cup of sliced fresh mushrooms.
  6. Prepare 1 of zucchini, diced.
  7. You need 1 of large onion, diced.
  8. You need 4 of garlic cloves, minced.
  9. Prepare 4 of sausages, casing removed (I used mild).
  10. You need 2 cups of shredded mozzarella.
  11. You need to taste of Salt and pepper.
  12. It's 2 tsp of basil.
  13. It's 1 tbs of dried parsley.
  14. It's 1 tbs of tomato paste.
  15. Prepare 1/2 cup of panko breadcrumbs.

Weekday Sausage and Fettuccine Bake step by step

  1. In a large pot, bring water to boil and cook pasta el dente. Once cooked, drain and set aside in colander.
  2. Meanwhile, mix the egg together with the ricotta cheese and set aside..
  3. In the same pot, brown the sausage meat. Then add your onion, mushroom and zucchini. Cook 8 min.
  4. Add tomato paste and your salt, pepper and herbs. Stir to combine. Add your jarred pasta sauce. Let everything cool for a few mins..
  5. Add the cooked pasta back to the pot with the sauce and stir well until all the pasta is coated in the sauce..
  6. In a baking dish, pour half the pasta in the dish, top with half the ricotta mixture and then half the shredded cheese. Continue layering until all ingredients are used up.
  7. Sprinkle the panko breadcrumbs on top. Set in 400°F oven for 35 min until bubbly, melty and slightly browned..

I thought this was yummy and super easy. I used chicken apple sausage and linguine because that's what I had on hand. Can a weeknight-quick fettuccine dish really knock their socks off? Get out the baby spinach leaves and Italian sausage—and see for yourself. In a large stainless steel. skillet, saute the sausage over moderately high heat until . covered.

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