Baked Penne Pasta

Such a simple, quick alternative to spaghetti. My kids LOVE spaghetti, but it gets so old. So I whipped up some baked penne pasta...kids loved it, and I loved it...win win. I know your family will love this dish, and it is so customizable. Next time I will be adding sausage or hamburger to it.

What you will need:
1 12oz Box Penne Pasta
1 jar spaghetti sauce - your choice
3 large pinches freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups Italian cheese blend (You can use provolone or mozzarella too)

While we are boiling our pasta and building our dish, go ahead and prep that oven at 350f

*Boil the pasta per directions for al dente pasta on the box. For penne it is about 8-10 minutes.

*Butter the bottom of a 9x13 inch glass baking pan (you can use a dark non-stick pan as well)

*When the pasta is done, strain and pour into baking dish, and mix with spaghetti sauce. 

*Sprinkle in Parmesan cheese and 1 cup of Italian cheese blend, toss well

*Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the pasta

*Bake for 30 minutes in the oven

Let this dish cool for about 5-10 minutes before serving as this is a very hot dish. Serve with garlic bread, and enjoy!

Until Next Time..

Lady Bea