Name: Sausage pasta bake
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 thick beef sausages (480g); 375 gram (12 ounces) penne; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium brown onion (150g), chopped coarsely; 1 small red capsicum (bell peppers) (150g), chopped coarsely; 1 small yellow capsicum (bell peppers) (150g), chopped coarsely; 1 large zucchini (150g), sliced thinly; 200 gram (6½ ounces) button mushrooms, quartered; 1/4 cup loosely packed coarsely chopped fresh basil; 700 gram (1½ ounces) bottled low-salt tomato pasta sauce; 1 cup (100g) coarsely grated mozzarella; 1/2 cup (40g) coarsely grated parmesan

Ingredients

6 thick beef sausages (480g)

375 gram (12 ounces) penne

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium brown onion (150g), chopped coarsely

1 small red capsicum (bell peppers) (150g), chopped coarsely

1 small yellow capsicum (bell peppers) (150g), chopped coarsely

1 large zucchini (150g), sliced thinly

200 gram (6½ ounces) button mushrooms, quartered

1/4 cup loosely packed coarsely chopped fresh basil

700 gram (1½ ounces) bottled low-salt tomato pasta sauce

1 cup (100g) coarsely grated mozzarella

1/2 cup (40g) coarsely grated parmesan

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.

2.Cook sausages in a heated oiled large frying pan over medium-high heat until cooked through; cut into 1cm (½-inch) slices.

3.Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water until just tender; drain.

4.Heat oil in same cleaned frying pan over high heat; cook onion, capsicum and zucchini, stirring, for 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add mushrooms, basil and pasta sauce; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes.

5.Combine pasta in a large bowl with sliced sausage, vegetable mixture and half the mozzarella.

6.Place mixture in a 2.5-litre (10-cup) shallow baking dish; sprinkle with combined remaining cheeses. Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes or until browned lightly.

Chop your toddler’s portion of the bake into small bite-sized pieces.
Note

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