You can use your loaf pan for more than just quick bread. For two-person households or small families, this baking pan is perfect for making dinner, too! Case in point: this incredibly easy, incredibly cheesy sausage penne casserole. It has all of the ingredients you’d see in a larger 13x9 version of this dish—Italian sausage, pasta sauce, mozzarella cheese—without the overwhelming amount of leftovers.
Loaf Pan Cheesy Sausage Penne
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 4 oz uncooked penne pasta (1 1/4 cups)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ Panko Italian style crispy bread crumbs
- 1/4 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
- 3/4 cup diced onions
- 1 1/2 cups Muir Glen™ organic tomato basil pasta sauce (from 24.5-oz jar)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz)
- Small fresh basil leaves, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, using minimum cook time.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs; cook 2 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until toasted. Pour into small bowl. Wipe out skillet.
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Step3In same skillet over medium heat, add sausage and onions; cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink. Drain, if necessary.
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Step4In large bowl, stir together sausage, sauce and 1 cup of the cheese. Add cooked pasta; toss gently. Spoon mixture into loaf pan. Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Cover with foil.
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Step5Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Top with toasted bread crumbs and basil.
Nutrition
440
Calories
21g
Total Fat
21g
Protein
41g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 440
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 33%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 46%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 900mg
- 38%
- Potassium
- 220mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 41g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 21g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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