Category: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Yields:
4 Servings
Baked Penne with Sausage –
Simple and wonderfully comforting – hot, gooey and cheesy.
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).
- Sauté the onions, in the oil in a saucepan, over a low heat, until soft – about 10 minutes.
- Add the sliced garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Add the passata and water, and season, to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a steady simmer. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes until the sauce has reduced a little. Add the basil and remove from the heat.
- Meanwhile, cook the penne according to packet directions until just al dente.
- While the pasta is cooking, fry the sausages until about half cooked. Then set aside. When cool enough to handle, slice into 5mm slices.
- In a 20cm square baking tray, spread 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce on the base. Layer half the penne on top and follow with half the sliced sausage, half the mozzarella and half the pecorino or parmesan
- Repeat the layering process, finish with a drizzle of olive oil.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, until the top is golden.
- Garnish with extra basil leaves and a little of the grated cheese, and serve with fresh bread rolls and a green salad.