Baked Rigatoni And Sausage

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 (8 ounce) cups rigatoni pasta, uncooked
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage link
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (26 1/4 ounce) cup ricotta cheese
• 3 (30 ounce) cups spaghetti sauce
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
• 2 meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage until brown on all sides.
• 3 remove from pan; slice into thin pieces.
• 4 return meat to pan; add onion and garlic.
• 5 cook until onion is tender; drain.
• 6 stir in hot pasta and ricotta cheese; blend well.
• 7 pour 1 cup spaghetti sauce on bottom of a 3-quart casserole dish.
• 8 spread one-third pasta mixture over sauce; cover with 1 cup spaghetti sauce.
• 9 sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese over sauce.
• 10 repeat layers of pasta mixture, sauce, and cheeses twice, ending with parmesan cheese.
• 11 cover, bake at 400 degrees f.
• 12 for 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.