Gourmet Baked Penne Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brown meat with vegetables in large nonstick skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce, 3/4 cup cooking creme and 1/2 cup mozzarella: cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted. Add pasta; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole; top with remaining cooking creme and mozzarella. Cover.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 15 min.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with no-stick spray.
• Cook pasta according to package directions (do not overcook). Drain.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl. Stir in ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and parsley.
• To assemble casserole:.
• Layer 1: Spread 2 cups marinara sauce to cover the bottom of the pan.
• Layer 2: place 1/2 of the pasta over the sauce.
• Layer 3: Spoon 1/2 the cheese mixture over the pasta by tablespoonfuls and spead to distribute evenly over the pasta.
• Layer 4: sprinkle evenly with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat above layers.
• To finish, spread the last 2 cups of marinara sauce over casserole and top with last 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake 60-70 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
• Uncover, bake 5 minutes more until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy Dutch oven; add onion and garlic and saute 5 minutes.
• Mix in tomatoes, oregano and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, breaking up tomatoes with the back of the spoon.
• Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook pasta until just tender; drain and return to same pot, toss with remaining oil.
• Pour sauce over pasta, toss to blend.
• Mix in Havarti cheese and transfer to a 13x9x3 baking dish. Sprinkle with olives, basil and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 30 minutes in preheated 375 degree oven.
• Note: Can be made ahead and refrigerated. Increase baking time to 1 hour.

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the onion, the garlic, the red pepper flakes, the basil, and the orégano in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened. Add the mushrooms, cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender, and transfer the mushroom mixture to a large bowl. In the skillet melt 3 tablespoons of the butter over moderately low heat, whisk in the flour, and cook the roux, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the milk in a stream, whisking, and simmer the mixture, whisking, for 2 minutes, or until it is thickened. Pour the sauce over the mushroom mixture and add the tomatoes, the prosciutto, the Fontina, the Gorgonzola, 1 1/4 cups of the Parmesan, and the parsley.
• In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the pasta for 5 minutes (the pasta will not be tender) and drain it well. Add the pasta and salt and pepper to taste to the mushroom mixture, toss the mixture until it is combined well, and transfer it to a buttered 3- to 4-quart baking dish. The pasta may be prepared up to this point and kept covered and chilled overnight. Bring the pasta to room temperature before continuing with the recipe. Sprinkle the pasta with the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan, dot it with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, cut into bits, and bake it in the middle of a preheated 450°F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and the pasta is tender.