Quick Sausage Pasta Bake

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

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Dinner in 30 minutes - too easy using the mince from sausages, some pasta and a little bit of prep and top with cheese. Incredibly easy.

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Quick Sausage Pasta Bake

Ingredients:

375g dried caserecce pasta

1 tbsp olive oil

500g Italian-style pork and fennel sausages, casing removed

200g Swiss brown mushrooms, quartered

¼ - ½ tsp. dried chilli flakes

2 x 420g jars tomato-based pasta sauce

150g (1⅔ cups) Perfect Italiano™ Perfect Bakes cheese

60g baby rocket leaves

200g grape tomatoes, sliced

Method:

Preheat grill to high. Cook pasta in large saucepan of boiling water, until just tender; drain. Return to pan.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large deep-frying pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage mince to pan and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until browned. Add mushrooms and chilli. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until just tender.
Add sauce. Stir to coat. Bring to the boil. Add pasta. Simmer, for 2 minutes or until warmed through and pasta is coated in sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a baking dish. Top with cheese. Grill pasta bake for 4-5 minutes or until cheese is golden and melted.
Top with half the rocket and tomatoes and serve pasta bake with remaining salad on the side.

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