{"id":31044,"date":"2024-06-16T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janespatisserie.com\/?p=31044"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T11:35:51","slug":"sausage-pasta-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janespatisserie.com\/2024\/06\/16\/sausage-pasta-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sausage Pasta Bake!"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the easiest and best weekday dinner ideas that I just adore\u2026 a sausage pasta bake is iconic, easy and delicious.<\/h2>\n

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Savoury recipes<\/h3>\n

Are we saying hello to another savoury recipe already?! Yes, we are. And do you know why?! Because I have made this countless times over the years and you are all simply adoring my easy meal ideas at the minute so why not add another into the mix.<\/p>\n

Macaroni cheese, bacon broccoli gnocchi bake, and even a chicken leek and bacon pie\u2026 I am adoring being able to post these savoury bakes for the oven because I always want an easy dinner idea, and if you want the inspiration, here it is.<\/p>\n

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Easy meal ideas<\/h3>\n

I adore cooking, and I always have. I trained at cookery school to become a chef and quickly went down the recipe development route instead, but it never stopped my love for savoury cooking. However, even though I was trained for high class fine dining, I am ALL about the easy meal ideas.<\/p>\n

After a long day of work, or a busy week, why would you want to have to spend ages making something for dinner?! Because I know I wouldn\u2019t. This is one of those easy dishes where you can prep it in 15 minutes, and then bake in the oven until crispy. It\u2019s a popular bake amongst the family, and you can easily adapt it to something that you prefer.<\/p>\n

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The sauce<\/h3>\n

For the sauce part of this sausage pasta bake, I used what looks like a lot of ingredients, but it\u2019s so easy to throw together that it\u2019s worth it, I promise. The base starts off with frying a red onion (but you can use a brown onion, or shallot, or frozen onion), with a chopped up red pepper to start to soften them.<\/p>\n

I add in my chopped up sausages (I\u2019m lazy and don\u2019t take off the skins as it doesn\u2019t bother me, but you can if you want), and add my spices and flavours. I add garlic, oregano, chilli flakes, Italian herbs, salt and pepper, but you can add more or less of the sort of spices you like. I don\u2019t find the chilli flakes too hot, but if you hate spice, leave them out.<\/p>\n

I then add in some fresh tomatoes as I nearly always have some in my kitchen, but these are optional, and then two tins of some chopped tomatoes and some tomato puree for even more tomato goodness. You can get away with one tin of tomatoes, and more fresh tomatoes instead, it\u2019s just less saucy.<\/p>\n

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The pasta bake<\/h3>\n

I used rigatoni for my pasta, but ANY dried pasta works. You just need to make sure to cook the pasta to al-dente (so two minutes less than the packet time minimum) so that after it\u2019s baked in the oven, the pasta isn\u2019t too soft and turning to mush.
\nI mix my cooked pasta through the sauce and pour into my large baking dish. You can use any dish really, but this makes a large amount of pasta bake so make sure it\u2019s big enough or do two smaller ones.<\/p>\n

I sprinkle on some grated cheddar cheese as I love it, and then add on some stale breadcrumbs. You can leave off the breadcrumbs, and just have cheese, but I love the texture that the breadcrumbs bring to the pasta dish.<\/p>\n

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Swaps<\/h3>\n

If you aren\u2019t a fan of some ingredients, most can be swapped. Namely, the sausages. So, I used any standard sized sausage I buy and chop them into inch sized pieces, but if you aren\u2019t a fan of them you can swap them. You can use other types of sausages such as chicken, vegetarian, or you can even leave them out.<\/p>\n

Swapping in bacon, chicken, or even some roasted veggies are a good way of adding to this pasta bake, but that\u2019s up to you. It\u2019s the same when it comes to the spices as you can add far more or less, and adapt to what you prefer.<\/p>\n

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Tips & tricks<\/h3>\n