This easy baked pasta is delish!

Baked Pasta is a great go-to recipe for week-night meals or for casual entertaining. Be sure to also check out our Easy Alfredo Sauce recipe at the end of this post too!

I love baked pasta ….and this one is super easy! Italian Penne Baked Pasta is baked in a 9 X 13 casserole and can be served in individual casserole dishes for easy entertaining. Pair it with my Easy Cheesy Bread and a salad and you have a meal!

Italian Penne Pasta Bake

Yield: 8

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
3 cups (measure dry) whole wheat penne pasta or whole grain pasta, cooked and drained
24 ounce jar spaghetti sauce
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
1 1/2 cups Shredded Mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 degrees
Brown meat in large skillet, drain.
Add cooked and drained pasta, the spaghetti sauce and 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese to the meat in the skillet. Mix well.
Spoon into a greased 9 X 13 casserole dish. Top with the rest of the Parmesan cheese and the 1 1/2 cups of Mozzarella cheese.
Bake 20 minutes or until heated through.
Note: For easy entertaining, spoon the baked penne pasta into individual casserole dishes and serve with my Easy Cheesy Bread and a salad.

Ingredients for Italian Penne Pasta Bake

Brown the ground beef in a large skillet and drain.

Cook the pasta in a big pot of boiling water for about 10 minutes.

Add the drained pasta, the spaghetti sauce (we used Prego Pasta Sauce) and 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese to the cooked beef in the skillet. Mix well.