Penne pasta with sausage, peas, and fresh mozzarella
I call this "sneaky healthy" because it includes whole grains in the pasta and green vegetables along with tomatoes, but it looks and tastes like rich Italian comfort food so I can convince my husband to eat it.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound whole wheat penne pasta
1 can garlic herb marinara sauce
2 links Italian sausage
2 ounces fresh mozzarella
1 C frozen peas
Heat oven to 350. Spray an 8x8 glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Slice mozzarella thinly.
Boil noodles for about ten minutes, then add peas to the boiling water for two or three minutes just until they are no longer frozen. Drain pasta and peas.
Meanwhile, slice the sausage and brown it, ensure it's cooked through.
Place half of the pasta and pea mixture in the 8x8 glass dish, layer sausage, ozzarella, and marinara. Repeat, ensuring that there is plenty of marinara sauce and cheese on top so it looks pretty when everything is baked.
Bake for about 40 minutes, or until everything is hot and cheese is melted.
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