Baked Pasta with Italian Sausage and Roasted Vegetables
How’s everything going for you this week? It’s fall already but the weather is still pretty warm in San Diego. Nonetheless we are getting ready for Halloween. My kids are so excited for trick or treating and have their Halloween costumes all set. We may go to Legoland as they have a ‘Brick or Treat’ event going on.
I made this baked pasta with sausage and vegetables yesterday. Very simple ingredients, with a couple of extra steps here and there but still pretty easy to make. The important key to making a better baked pasta is to intentionally undercook pasta in its boiling phase, as it will continue to cook in the oven (especially when it goes into a sauce).
Tips to Make a Better Baked Pasta
- Use the right noodle such as ziti, rigatoni, riccioli, or rocchetti.
- Undercooked your pasta. Cook your pasta for about 5 minutes before draining it well and tossing it in the sauce
- Combine two sauces and cheeses
- Baking it steadily at 350 degrees
- Let It Rest for 5 – 10 minutes Before Digging In (source Bon Appetite)
Baked Pasta with Italian Sausage and Roasted Vegetables Recipe and How to Cook
Baked Pasta with Italian Sausage and Roasted Vegetables
Ingredients
- Roasted Vegetables
- 3 Zucchinis cut into bite-size strips
- 1 Large Red Bell Pepper cut into bite-size strips
- 1 Medium Onion cut into bite-size strips
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ tablespoon herb de provence
- Pasta
- 2 cups of uncooked ziti or penne pasta
- 3 cups marinara sauce
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- ⅓ cup of additional grated parmesan and asiago for topping
- 2 tablespoon of butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Sausage
- 1 inch package of Italian Sausage cut into 2- pieces, thinly sliced (casings removed)
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F
- On a baking sheet, toss the zucchini, onion, red bell pepper with olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper and herb de provence. Roast for about 15 minutes
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, then cook pasta for about 5 minutes
- Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Mix pasta, roasted vegetables and sausage in a bowl. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt ,½ teaspoon pepper then add sauce and cheese.
- Pour all ingredients into a baking pan, top with grated parmesan, asiago and butter. Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or until the top cheese melts.
- Serve and enjoy!
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy)
I am from a big Italian family, so we ate sausages in our pasta sauce every Sunday. I like this recipe, though – it sounds yummy!
poshjournaladmin
I am looking forward to trying out some of your recipes
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle
This looks so good! I love the addition of the veggies, too. I think my kids are going to love this.
Jeanette
I love coming to your site you always make me want to eat my screen! This looks SO amazing! We have a date night tonight and I think this might be what we make.
Shasta Walton
This looks absolutely delish. We will definitely be trying this out!
poshjournaladmin
well.. I enjoy all your recipes too! Always fun and creative
Megan Elford
This is a gorgeous dish! I love the fact that you added zucchini and all the different cheeses. It sounds so yummy!
lisa
This recipe looks amazing. I will be switching up my usual spaghetti dinners to try this instead!
Tiffany @ Daily Leisure
A new family meal that will probably be a favorite! My hubby likes anything that is spaghetti like, my kids love sausage, and I love that they are getting their veggies in!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy)
I feel the same way! Her recipes are always so mouthwatering 🙂
Michelle Liew
Your tip on deliberately undercooking the pasta in its boiling phase is apt!! Will try this.
Anna C. (@annavintageowl)
That looks so delicious! I love pasta dishes so this will be perfect for me! 😀
Polen
will now have a new recipe for my pre-marathon carbo-loading 🙂
michele d
Love pasta dishes! Your Italian sausage and roasted veggies looks so so good! Gotta try this out!
Mary Edwards
Pasta is a comfort food for me. I am going to try this out this weekend!
jenni Eaves
This looks like a recipe I need to make! I love Italian Sausage and pasta.
Ourfamilyworld
That looks tasty. I love baked pasta. I am saving your recipe for later.
Amanda || Growing Up Madison
yum yum! I’m a big fan of pasta and I occasionally add italian sausage to it. I’ll have to give this recipe a try.
tara pittman
This looks so yummy. baked pasta sounds good for dinner
Melissa
This looks so good. I know my family would love to have this once a week!
Christi
Oh wow! This is a really beautiful, hearty-looking fall meal. I’ll definitely be making it soon! My kids love pasta and sausage, and it seems like this recipe would be a great way to sneak the veggies in without them realizing they’re there. Thanks for sharing this great recipe!
Lynndee
I’m drooling! We love pasta and we also love Italian sausage. I can almost imagine how delicious that is.
tonyacoleman
I have to make this!!!! I am so hungry now, this looks amazing!!! Yummy.
Chubskulit Rose
I love that you roasted the veggies that you added in it. I bet that is super delicious!
Jennifer
This looks so delicious! I love your tips. I always undercook my pasta when I know I’ll be baking it afterwards. That makes a huge difference.
vegetarianmamma
I am really looking forward to trying some of your recipes. This roasted veggies dish looking amazing. I love baked pasta dishes! They make my life so much easier on week nights 🙂
Erin (@SugarCrumbs)
Amazing. Just amazing. This is one pasta dish that I’m looking forward to trying!
Beena Bandwalkar
Oh wow. this is so good for times when I don’t want to bother much but eat nice stuff… loving how yummy it looks!
I’m probably making this today!
tammileetips
This is a pasta dish that my husband would love! Italian is one of our favorite food cuisines. I have problems getting him to eat all his veggies so this would be a great recipe for him to get in more vegetables.
ascendingbutterfly
One of my fall fave dishes, you did a great job with the picture of it too! Tres YUM 🙂
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly
Elizabeth O.
I love baked pasta… of any kind. Lol. That’s one of the best comfort food for me. So this dish is definitely in the bag!
Cara (@StylishGeek)
Oh yum! This is the kind of dish my family craves…has the meat that my husband loves and the pasta that my daughter relishes! Thanks for sharing this absolutely wonderful comfort food and simple to make recipe! I will definitely give it a try!
Ange
The kids will love this. A perfect family dinner.
Urvi
Looks so delicious….. I would love to try it with tofu
Shann Eva
That pasta looks amazing! Brick or Treat…how fun is that?! I want to go!
Ribas with Love
Hmm such a classic favorite recipe. Nicely done!
Everyday Sarah Jane
Pasta bakes are my favorite…this looks delicious!
Dawn McAlexander
This sounds like an absolutely fabulous dinner idea. I might have to try this sometime this week.
Amber NElson
Ok, that looks so good. I have to try this!
Claudette Esterine
That looks so tasty! Think I will get these ingredients this weekend!
Angie@chasingmyhalo
This dish looks comforting and delicious! Thanks for the pasta tips!
Chanelle
That looks delicious, I need to pin this.
Dina Demarest
I love baked pasta dishes. They are simple and delicious. I love that I can do other things while they bake.
Kita Bryant
I love pasta …a little too much sometimes which is why I can’t come off this weigh. Of course I will diet after I try my hand at this recipe.
Melissa
Holy moly that looks delcious- so fresh and vibrant! Baked pasta dishe are my favorite!
Nikki
Yummy! I wanna grab this from my screen, I wish that I could do this on my own.
Mykidsguide
Now I know what we’re having for dinner tonight. This looks so good!
victoria
This looks good and it add the veggies. I would like to try this on weekend. thanks for this idea
You, Baby and I Blog
This sounds like my kind of meal. We huge pasta fans and have it at least once a week. Definitely trying this.
Onica{MommyFactor}
baked pasta sounds good. I want to taste this, OMG! also looks yummy and delicious.
Shaylee Field
This looks SO good. I’m a pasta-aholic and anything baked is even better in my books!
CouponDivaDesirae
My my that looks so good and easy! I am going to pin this for later 🙂 We are huge baked pasta fans and love it because it can fed so many!
Alison
oh my gosh you win! This looks absolutely delicious and I definitely am going to be trying it! I love pasta and italian sausage is one of my faves! I think this one will go over quite well with the fam and if not, who cares – more for me!
Stacey
This is a savory, comforting Italian dish that my family will love. Thanks 🙂
Bonnie @wemake7
Awesome recipe! I love everything about it. Hoping to make this sometimes next week. =)
Eileen xo
Great recipe- I am such a fan of the veggies you added as well – this is a keeper, thank you for sharing
Wendy
Great meal for a cold night! Will have to make.
Rosey
Pasta and roasted veggies is always a wonderful combo, isn’t it? I think this sounds great.
Clarissa Esquivel
omg, you make your food look so tasty! Very creative and looks absolutely delicious!
Spatula in My Pocket
Looks delicious! And such as easy to follow recipe. Will make this soon.
Patricia
I love reading new recipes from people as it gives me such great ideas. I sometimes am at a loss what to make and I have to search for something new. Thanks for sharing.
Erika Ashley (@erikaislittle)
This looks delicious!
Susan Quackenbush
This looks like a fantastic recipe! My husband is a huge fan of Italian sausage, he uses it for his spaghetti quite often, but we haven’t tried a dish like this yet. I’ll definitely have to try it and see how it goes! Thank you for sharing 🙂
katrina g
It looks so good, Maybe ill try to make it sometime.
mimicutelips
This looks amazing, I’m adding this to my winter menu for sure. Yummers.
kleebanks
This looks yummy! I will have to find gluten-free pasta and try this.
Sandra @ Heavenly Home Cooking
This looks SO delicious! Beautiful photos too. I love pasta so I’m pinning this for later. Thanks for sharing the baked pasta tips!
everydayeyecandy
This looks so so amazing. And the photos are gorgeous. I’m going to add this to my to do list this week and make it gluten free. Pinning now!
momglenz
Looks so yummy! thanks for sharing your recipe…
chewtown
Baked pasta dishes are my guilty pleasure… but not lasagna… its penne baked pastas all the way for me. Yours looks truly delicious and makes me realise I haven’t made baked pasta in a little while!
Take Two Tapas
Nothing more comforting than a big bowl of baked pasta! This is on the menu this week!
Neli @ Delicious Meets Healthy
I have a similar recipe and it’s one of our favorite at home! Just looking at the ingredients here, I know this will be a winner! So much flavor, so much goodness! Delicious!
Krystal's Kitsch
Hello delicious! This looks REALLY good. I need to cook more with sausage.