Sausage and Pasta Bake with Bacon and Olives
This casserole dish is deliciously comforting! With bacon, sausages, olives, and cheese – – you can’t lose with this easy and yummy Sausage and Pasta Bake!
Ingredients
- 12 oz penne pasta, or your pasta of choice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 bacon strips, chopped into small pieces
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 lb chicken sausage, chopped diagonally
- ½ cup white wine, use your favorite dry wine
- 5 roma or plum tomatoes, chopped
- ½ cup olives, pitted and chopped
- 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese or Italian blend cheese, shredded
- ground black pepper, adjust amount to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Make sure that it’s just cooked al dente. Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C).
- While the pasta is cooking, place the olive oil and bacon on a large skillet. Cook until the bacon starts to render its fat. Add the garlic and onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until the onion starts to soften.
- Add the chicken sausage. Cook until the sausages have browned a little. Pour the white wine and deglaze the pan. Add the chopped tomatoes and olives. Season with ground black pepper (there’s enough salt in the ingredients that I don’t feel it’s necessary to add more but feel free to season with salt, if you wish to). Simmer for 10 minutes.
- When the pasta is done, toss it with the sauce. Check the seasoning. Stir in the parmesan cheese.
- Transfer to a baking dish and then top with the Mozarella or Italian Blend cheeses. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted. The finished product – delicious!
Nutrition
Calories: 398kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 20gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 870mgPotassium: 243mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 708IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 145mgIron: 1mg
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