Easy Bolognese Sauce with Pasta Bake
This easy bolognese sauce will be your new go-to if you're ever craving something more than just a normal marina sauce, plus this pasta bake is so great to make and cozy up with allllll winter long.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb Ground Italian Sausage I normally buy Hot Italian Sausage
- 2-3 cloves Minced Garlic
- 1 24 oz Jarred Marinara Sauce
- 1 16 oz Box of Rigatoni
- 2 cups Shredded Mozzarella or Italian Blend Cheese
- 2 tablespoon dried Oregano to top, optional
Instructions
- In a medium to large frying pan, over medium-high heat, pour your 2 tablespoon of oil into the pan with your 2-3 minced garlic cloves. Ground and half-way cook your sausage for about 10 minutes, until half-way cooked.
- Pour your entire jar of Marinara Sauce over the sausage, mix well and bring the bolognese to a simmer. Reduce your heat to medium-low and allow the sausage and sauce to simmer together for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- While your bolognese sauce is simmering, preheat your oven to 350 and bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, pour in your noodles and cook until Al Dente, about 7 minutes.
- Drain your noodles and run cold water over them to avoid them sticking while waiting for your sauce to be done.
- Once the 20 minutes is done and your sauce is cooked, transfer your pasta and sauce to a large bowl, mix the sauce and pasta together.
- In a 9x11 (or 9x13) pan, pour your mixed pasta and sauce into the pan. Top with 2 cups shredded cheese and 2 tablespoon oregano.
- Bake for 20 minutes, and then after 20 minutes, broil on high for 5 minutes.
- Let it cool enough to eat and enjoy!