Not your usual Pasta Bake

or

Sausage Casserole!

I’m going out with a bang for British Sausage Week and for the day after Bonfire Night, and today’s recipe for Spicy Sausage Pizza Pasta Bake is, as I have stated above, NOT your usual pasta bake or  sausage casserole! I wanted to combine a sausage casserole, which I am very fond of, with a pasta bake, which I am also very fond of, and I think I’ve cracked it with this recipe…….I have packed the dish with lots of vegetables, which are then bound together with a pizza flavoured herb tomato passata sauce, with acres of melted cheese on top for good measure. I have used two types of sausages for flavour and texture – some Heck Chorizo style sausages and 97% Pork sausages, also by Heck too.

This recipe serves six to eight people, and also freezes beautifully too; serve it with lots of salad, baked potatoes and/or crusty bread for a comforting family supper dish during the colder months. I made this for a bonfire night meal for us and some friends who came over, and it went down a treat, with hardly any leftovers! I love the fact that there are lots of veggies in the recipe, and that 2 x packs of sausages goes a long way, as this recipe feeds a crowd. You can of course add any other veggies, such as mushrooms or even some cheeky little hot chillies……I have suggested using Cheddar cheese, but if you want to go totally Italian, why not use mozzarella and spicy hot Italian sausages.

The recipe for this simple and easy to make dish is shared below, and I must apologise, as the recipe plugin is playing up, and I can’t add the ingredients! So, the ingredients that are needed are listed below, and soon as the plugin is working again, I will add them to the printable recipe card. That’s it for today, do keep popping back for more recipes, menu ideas and LOTS more travel stories too……Have a great Sunday and see you again soon, Karen 

Disclaimer: Collaborative post with Heck Sausages

Spicy Sausage Pizza Pasta Bake Ingredients:

350g penne pasta

Olive oil

125g smoked bacon lardons

1 x 400g packet chorizo style sausages, skinned and cut into small chunks

1 x 400g packet 97% pork sausages, skinned and cut into small chunks

2 large onions, peeled and diced

1 each red, green and yellow peppers, de-seeded and diced

4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

1 x 700g jar of tomato passata

 1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

Salt and pepper, to taste

250g grated mature Cheddar cheese 

Spicy Sausage Pizza Pasta Bake

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Serves	6 to 8 servings
Prep time	30 minutes
Cook time	35 minutes
Total time	1 hours, 5 minutes
Meal type	Lunch, Main Dish
Misc	Child Friendly, Freezable, Serve Hot
Occasion	Barbecue, Casual Party, Halloween
Region	British
By author	Karen S Burns-Booth

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This tasty recipe for Spicy Sausage Pizza Pasta Bake is not your usual pasta bake or sausage casserole! Packed with lots of vegetables, the penne pasta is bound in a tomato sauce with chorizo, pork sausages and melted cheese - the oregano and basil adds to the pizza flavour for a fabulous family supper dish.

Directions

Step 1	Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F/Gas mark 6.
Step 2	Boil the pasta according to the packet instructions with a little olive oil and salt in the water; drain and set to one side in a large bowl.
Step 3	Heat the oil on a large frying pan and then add the lardons; cook over a medium heat until they are browned and crispy, about 3 minutes. Drain the lardons and add the cold cooked pasta, mix well.
Step 4	Add the sausages to the pan, which have been skinned and cut into small pieces, (similar to a meatball size and shape) and continue to cook until the sausages are browned and cooked through. Drain them and add the pasta mixture, mix well.
Step 5	Add the diced onions, diced peppers and minced garlic to the pan and cook for a further 5 to 6 minutes or until the peppers are soft. Drain them and add the pasta mixture, mix well.
Step 6	Pour the passata into the pasta mixture and then add the dried herbs, salt and pepper; add 1/3 of the grated cheese, mix well before spooning the mixture into 1 large or 2 small oven-proof gratin dish/s.
Step 7	Scatter the remaining grated cheese over the top of the pasta bake mixture in an even layer to cover all of the pasta.
Step 8	Bake in pre-heated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until the pasta bake is bubbling and the cheese is golden brown.
Step 9	Serve with salad, baked potatoes and/or crusty bread.

As this is a comfort dish, I am entering this recipe into 

Tea Time Treats

Hosted by me, and Jo and Manjiri, this month’s theme is:

COMFORT FOOD RECIPES

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