Penne Pasta With Hot Italian Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 lb penne pasta, cooked as directed
• 3/4 lb ground beef
• 1 lb hot italian sausage
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1 large red pepper, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) jars pasta sauce
• 2 teaspoons basil
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 3 -4 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 4 -5 tablespoons ricotta cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in large skillet, drain.
• 2 cut hot italian sausages into 4-5 pieces, brown in skillet, remove.
• 3 add enough butter to the pan to saute green peppers, red peppers and onion. season with salt and pepper. saute 5 minutes.
• 4 add garlic to pepers and onions.
• 5 when garlic is fragrent, add ground beef, hot italian sausages, basil, oregano and pasta sauce.
• 6 combine.
• 7 fold in penne pasta and ricotta cheese, transfer to two greased 8x8 baking dishes.
• 8 top with mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
• 9 bake at 400f until cheese is melted and browned.
• 10 serve with garlic bread, enjoy!