Easy Baked Penne

Ingredients

• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1 1/2 lbs ground hot Italian sausage
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 (24 ounce) jars tomato sauce (any variety)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
• 8 ounces Italian cheese blend

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 F.

2. 2

   Cook pasta to slightly al dente, as it will continue to cook in the oven.

3. 3

   While water is boiling and pasta is cooking, cook sausage in a skillet until slightly browned and drain off some of the liquid if desired.

4. 4

   Add onion and pepper to the pan to soften.

5. 5

   After draining pasta, put it back in the pot and add one jar of tomato sauce each to both the pasta pot and the skillet.

6. 6

   To a 13x9 baking dish (college students, if you don't have a baking dish at school, you can buy the disposable foil ones at many campus convenience stores) add a layer of the meat mixture, then a layer of pasta, then a layer of the cheeses mixed together.

7. 7

   Repeat this until you've used up your ingredients, making the top layer a cheese layer. Make sure the top is totally covered with cheese (if you don't use all the grated cheese, that's fine. I just like a lot of cheese.).

8. 8

   Bake for 20-30 minutes.