Quick Cheesy Sausage Rotini Food

BAKED RIGATONI WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the topping: Add the ricotta, basil, and salt to a small bowl. Stir together with a rubber spatula. Set aside.
• For the pasta: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Season well with salt and cook the rigatoni for 5 minutes. Drain well, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
• Meanwhile, heat a large braiser or ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and sausage to the pan. Cook, stirring often and breaking apart the meat with the back of a spoon, until beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the broccoli and garlic and cook to marry the flavors, about 3 minutes. Stir in the marinara and 1/4 teaspoon salt until fully combined. Add the pasta to the pan and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Toss well to coat. Add the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce slightly.
• Dollop the ricotta cheese mixture evenly over the top. Nestle the ricotta mixture into the pasta and cover with some of the pasta. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 20 minutes. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.

CHEESY SAUSAGE RIGATONI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni according to the package instructions; drain and set aside to cool.
• Saute the onions in the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Crumble in the sausage, add the crushed red pepper and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the marinara sauce, mix everything together and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• To assemble, add about 2 spoonfuls of the sauce--just enough to coat the bottom--to a baking dish. Then layer half of the cooled noodles, half of the mozzarella cubes and half of the remaining sauce. Repeat the process: layer the remaining noodles, mozzarella and sauce, then top with the Parmesan. Cover and put in the fridge or freezer until ready to cook.
• When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cook the rigatoni until heated through and bubbling, 25 minutes straight from the fridge, or 2 hours straight from the freezer. Garnish with minced parsley before serving.

QUICK & CHEESY SAUSAGE ROTINI

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on the package.
• Meanwhile, cook sausage on medium-high for 10 minutes or until done in a large nonstick skillet. Add tomatoes, onions and dressing; cook 5 minute or until onions are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta. Toss wtih the sausage-tomato mixture and 1/2 cup cheese.
• Sprinkle the top with the remaining cheese and enjoy!

CHEESY SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Brown sausage and drain then rinse with hot water to remove excess fat.
• Place sliced onion in drippings from sausage and cook until onions are translucent.
• Remove and blot in paper towel to remove excess fat.
• Mix sausage and cheese with green pepper (optional) and add flour and mix until coated with flour.
• Place in unbaked pie shell.
• Place onions ontop of quiche.
• Mix spices with beaten egg and add evaporated milk, and stir.
• Pour milk mixture evenly over the quiche.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until quiche is set.
• Let set for 10 minutes before serving.

CHEESY SAUSAGE ROTINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, add broccoli to water for last 3 minutes.
• Drain and set aside.
• Toss the next 9 ingredients into the pasta mixture.
• Also add 1 cup of the cheese to mixture and toss well.
• Pour into a casserole dish greased with butter.
• Top the casserole off by sprinkling rest of the cheese, soda crackers and parmesan cheese.
• Bake in oven covered for 50 minutes, then bake an additional 10 minutes uncovered.
• The leftovers freeze well.
• We freeze individual containers to take to work for lunch and pop them in the microwave.
• Enjoy!