the simple five: baked sausage penne

This recipe was made on a whim.  It just so happened that I had sausages and was stumped for a quick and comforting dinner.  This five ingredient recipe took less than an hour to make.

Enjoy!

Baked Sausage Penne Pasta

Makes 6-8 Servings

Adapted from Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 454g penne (Rigatoni works too)
• 5 Mild Italian Sausage Links links, sliced (I used Whole Foods Organic Sausages, mild)
• 1 jar (750ml) spaghetti sauce...I used Neal Brother's Garlic Tomato Sauce
• ¼ cup chicken stock
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (I shredded mozzarella, gruyere, parmesan and applewood smoked-but if you want to stick with just 5 ingredients, mozzarella works great on it's own too).

Directions

• Cook penne pasta according to package directions. 
• Meanwhile, in a large pot or dutch oven, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain the fat.
• Return to the stove and add spaghetti sauce and chicken stock.
• When pasta is cooked, drain and add to sausage/sauce mixture and toss to coat. 
• Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish
• Sprinkle with cheese. 
• Bake, uncovered, at 350° for approx. 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Serve.