No Bake Penne Pasta. When I researched baked penne pasta recipes online before making it, I found that so many of them have meat in them. I thought that was strange, because I've only ever had THIS Baked Penne, which is vegetarian. My friend didn't eat meat, so neither did her pasta recipe.
Pure comfort food, this Penne Pasta Bake has a meaty, creamy sauce and lots and lots of cheese. It is perfect for a busy night, and is perfect for feeding a crowd. Here's what you need: bacon, chicken breasts, salt, pepper, italian seasoning, paprika, garlic, spinach, small tomatoes, cream, shredded parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, penne pasta, Chopped fresh parsley. You can have No Bake Penne Pasta using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of No Bake Penne Pasta
- It's 500 grams of penne pasta.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped parsley.
- You need of Red Sauce.
- You need 1/4 of kilo lean ground pork.
- Prepare 1/4 of kilo ground beef.
- It's 1 cup of chopped cooked ham.
- You need 1/4 cup of chopped onion.
- You need 6 of gloves chopped garlic.
- You need 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
- You need 2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
- Prepare 250 grams of spaghetti sauce.
- It's to taste of Salt and Pepper.
- It's of White Sauce.
- It's 1/2 cup of all purpose cream.
- You need 1 cup of quick melt cheese.
- You need 1/2 cup of fresh milk.
- It's 1/4 cup of melted butter.
Brown meat with vegetables in large nonstick skillet. Penne Pasta Bake is an easy cheese-filled comfort food recipe. This hearty baked pasta is similar to lasagna, but easier to make! Some comfort food for a rainy day: This Penne Pasta Bake has all that lasagna flavor, but with just a fraction of the effort!
No Bake Penne Pasta step by step
- Red Sauce - sauté onions followed by garlic.
- Put ground pork and beef and add soy sauce. Cook for 20 mins add 1/4 cup water..
- Add ham and cook for another 15 mins.
- Pour spaghetti sauce and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions..
- Drain the pasta and pour the red sauce and save some at least 1 cup for the topping. Set aside..
- White sauce. In a double boiler mix all ingredients and cook until the cheese totally melts..
- Put the remaining red sauce on the top of the pasta. Then add the white sauce on the top then garnish with chopped parsley..
It cooled off quite a bit this weekend in Chicago, so. This was an excellent recipe that allowed me to use the box of penne pasta that was sitting in my pantry but I do feel it lacked a little in the flavor department. Tender penne pasta baked in a meaty tomato sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese. Drain pasta; place in large bowl. This penne pasta bake is so delicious and perfect for busy weeknights.