Easy Chicken Sausage Pasta Bake
This dump and bake one pot pasta is so easy and so very delicious! The penne cooks with all the other ingredients to make it the simplest dish ever. Pasta, tomato sauce, sausage, and mozzarella - everyone loves this cozy meal!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 16 ounces penne pasta 1 pound
- 12 ounces chicken sausages sliced into circles
- 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
- 14½ ounces canned diced tomatoes I prefer fire roasted
- 2 cups water
- 8 ounces cream cheese I use Philadelphia 1/3 Less Fat but Original works well too
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella 8 ounces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray the sides and bottom of a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. (I use an avocado oil spray.)
- Add the penne pasta, sliced chicken sausage, canned crushed tomatoes, canned diced tomatoes, water, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Stir. Place the block of cream cheese in the center.
- Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Uncover and stir to break up the cream cheese. You don't want any white clumps of cream cheese. Spread the shredded mozzarella over the top of everything. Bake, uncovered, for an additional 15 minutes or until mozzarella is melted and pasta is fully cooked.
Nutrition
Calories: 641kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1813mg | Potassium: 827mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1042IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 346mg | Iron: 4mg