Sausage Pasta Bake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 sausages
• 500 ml of prepared tomato sauce
• 1 green pepper (chopped)
• 1 red pepper (chopped)
• 2 green onions (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 2 cups whole wheat pasta
• 3 cups shredded low-fat cheese
• oregano (to taste)
• basil (to taste)
• garlic powder (to taste)
• celery salt (to taste)
• red chili pepper flakes (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 take sausages out of their casings and brown in a large pan.
• 3 in a second large pan, over medium heat, add oil, garlic, onions. stir as the onions cook. once onions have started to cook, add all other vegetables and spices, cook until soft, stirring occasionally.
• 4 drain sausages and pat dry with paper towel.
• 5 pour tomato sauce into vegetable pan and continue to heat. (use a lid to avoid a mess!)
• 6 cook pasta in boiling water until desired consistency. drain.
• 7 in a 9x9 serving dish, layer bottom with half the pasta. cover with sausage and 1/2 cheese. add half the sauce/vegetable mix.
• 8 layer a second layer of pasta, sauce and top with the remaining cheese.
• 9 place in warmed oven and bake until the cheese melts and the dish is heated completely through. (components can be made ahead of time, stored or frozen and piled into the baking dish before heating.).