Baked penne pie is a twist on an old classic. Cooked pasta smothered in marinara sauce and cheese, and baked to perfection. WOW your guests with this amazingly simple dish Or serve it as a simple fulfilling weeknight meal.
Baked Penne Pie
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Ingredients
1 pound (dry) penne pasta cooked al dente, drained and cooled
1 teaspoon salt
8 oz. Mozzarella cheese shredded
½ teaspoon black pepper
Parmesan cheese
Marinara Sauce:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 White onion, Diced
5 cloves garlic, Minced
1 can tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red chilli flakes
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tsp Italian seasoning
Parsley chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
In a medium pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and tomato paste to the pot and stir. Add the salt, pepper, sugar, chilli flakes and Italian seasoning. Reduce the heat to simmer, cook uncovered, for ½ hour, stirring occasionally. Add minced fresh parsley.
Prepare the marinara sauce before assembling the pie.
Cook raw penne pasta according to package directions with a salt. Cook to “al dente” or just slightly underdone because they will cook a little bit more in the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly spray 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.