Baked Cavatelli

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 7 ounces cavatelli, wagon wheel pasta could be used instead
• 12 ounces italian sausage, uncooked links, sliced 1/2 inch thick on the diagional
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions. drain; set aside.
• 2 in a large skillet cook the sausage, onion, and garlic until sausage is brown; remove from skillet. drain.
• 3 in a large bowl stir together pasta sauce, 3/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese, and the pepper. add the cooked pasta and the drained sausage mixture. stir gently to combine. spoon the mixture into a 2-quart casserole.*.
• 4 bake, covered, in a 375°f oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until nearly heated through. uncover; sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. bake about 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.
• 5 my card says it feeds 5 to 6, and i say a family of four -- and a sad ol'doggie -- for licking the casserole dish clean -- .