This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy.
This easy One Pot Pasta Bake with Sausage and Wine only uses one pan – you don’t even need to boil the noodles! Â It only takes about ten minutes to prep, then bake it in the oven while you do something else! Â You won’t believe how easy it is to make this delicious, cheesy pasta dinner!
This is a sponsored post, writen by me on behalf of Fred Meyer for the #TasteofItaly. Â Opinions, as always, are all my own! Â Thank you for supporting the brands that support Fox and Briar! For more information, see my disclosure policy.
You guys, I have to tell you.  This One Pot Pasta Bake with Sausage and Wine is life changing.  I mean, don’t let me oversell it.  But, you basically just throw everything in the pot – even the uncooked pasta – and bake it. What you end up with is a delicious, rich, meaty, cheesy pasta dish that tastes like you stood over it all day, only you didn’t!
To be honest, I was skeptical about this. Â The fact that you don’t boil the pasta beforehand seemed odd to me. Â But it works, it really does!
I was so excited when Fred Meyer asked me to come up with a recipe for their upcoming Taste of Italy event. Â You may remember I worked with them back in March for their similar event, Taste of Spain. Â From September 11th-24th, they will be featuring an array of imported Italian products in stores. Â I got to test out a few of the products ahead of time, and I have to tell you, I am beyond excited for everything to be available in stores! Â I am doing a series of recipes, this is the first one, and I will be bringing another recipe to you later this week!
I’m always looking for easy but delicious dinner recipes.  I can’t be the only one, right?  I love this One Pot Pasta Bake with Sausage and Wine because it is hearty and satisfying, perfect for the coming cooler weather.  The wine adds a nice depth of flavor to the sauce.  But baked pasta dishes are sometimes more work than you expect.  First boil the pasta, drain it, make the sauce, then pour everything into yet another dish to make it in… The amount of dirty dishes alone are enough to make you want to throw in the towel and order a pizza!  This one is all made in one skillet or pot, and takes 10 minutes of hands-on time to prepare!  It does need to bake for about 50 minutes, but while it bakes you can do something else with your time.  Pour yourself a glass of wine and turn on your Italian Dinner Party playlist while the oven does the work for you.
I hope you enjoy this One Pot Pasta Bake with Sausage and Wine as much as I did.  Now what are you going to do with the extra time you have on your hands?
You may also like…
|
|
|
One Pot Pasta Bake with Sausage and Wine
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces ground hot Italian sausage
- 24 ounces marinara sauce I used Orti D'Italia
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt
- pepper
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 8 ounces penne pasta
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- fresh herbs for garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F degrees.
- In an oven proof skillet or pot that has a lid, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned, 5-7 minutes.
- Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano, salt* and pepper to taste, cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the marinara sauce, dried pasta, water, wine and parmesan, stir to combine.
- Cover with a lid and place pan in the oven. Bake for about 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Cover the pasta with the mozzarella cheese, and return to the oven uncovered. Bake for 5 more minutes, until cheese is melted.
- If you want the cheese to get a bit browned, place under the broiler for 1-3 minutes, watching carefully.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Tonight is my second time making this! Simply delicious! I love how it whips up quickly…totally doable after working a 10hour shift.
I am so glad to hear that Andrea!
How many calories per serving?
Hi Jen, I don’t have the calorie info, but here is the link to a site that you can use to calculate it. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator
Oops….forgot to rate this recipe! 5 Stars for ease and for tasting like I spent way more time on it 🙂
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you loved it!
I pinned this awhile ago and FINALLY made it tonight. So delicious and easy!! I added some spinach….just stirred it in right before I added the mozzarella. What an easy dinner to make when you have a lot going on.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you Karen!
Hi Meghan, I tried the version of One Pot Pasta Bake last week it was yummy. Totally agree wine adds a nice depth of flavor to the sauce, proved. Thanks for recipe.
Thanks James! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Can red wine be substituted with white wine? That’s what I have on hand. And in fact it’s cooking white wine. I hear chefs saying that we should use wine for cooking that we would want to drink out of a glass. I have never cooked with wine before, hence the silly question.
Hi Mita, I haven’t tried it, but I think white wine would be fine. However cooking wine sometimes has salt in it, so it might change the flavor of the dish, and I would wait to season until the end so you can season to taste or the dish might be too salty. Otherwise you can omit the wine and just use water. I hope that helps!
What size skillet did you use? I imagine that might make a difference in cooking time?
Hi L! I used a 3 quart saucepan (one that has high sides). It was the perfect size to hold the ingredients. I don’t think the size of the pot will make a huge impact on the cooking time, but if you use something larger and more shallow the liquid may evaporate faster. I know another reader made the recipe in a larger 5 or 6 quart dutch oven and the cooking time was the same. I hope that helps!
I made a version of this tonight and it was a hit! We are vegetarian, so I substituted veggie ground beef for the Italian sausage and it came out great. The first thing my husband said when he tried it is “This is really good!” And our almost 3 year old daughter asked for seconds! During the last 5 minutes while it was baking with the mozzarella, I steamed some green beans. Super easy meal and a big success!
Kim, I am so happy to hear that! And I am so glad you were easily able to adapt it to vegetarian! Thanks for taking the time to comment and let me know that you loved it!
If not using wine, would you just use more water instead?
HI James, I haven’t tried that, but I think it would be fine. Thank you!
This pot of sausagy – winey goodness looks amazing! Got to your blog through Instagram. Love the recipes and the pics look delicious.
Hi Jenny! Thanks so much, so glad to connect with you here!
So delicious Meghan!! Love one pot pasta bakes. Trying to cut back on the cheese right now but boy oh boy, you sure know how to tempt! This looks phenomenal. Pinning!
Thank you so much Swayam!
So amazing and yummy! I love dishes like this one:)
Thank you!
Wow ..simply delicious and cheesy pasta!!!
Thank you so much Puja!
YAY for not having to boil the pasta first! Sounds incredible Megan, so good for cold winter nights like we are having around here in Melbourne at the moment. Love that stretchy mozzarella topping too <3
Thank you Claudia! Yes, it is so perfect for cold weather! It is still pretty warm here, but those cold months are coming 🙂
I am imagining a Fall full of dishes exactly like this one. I can’t wait to break out my sweaters and use my oven again. I haven’t tried that brand of sauce, will keep my eyes open for it.
Thanks Christine! I am starting to look forward to sweater weather myself. The sauce is part of the Taste of Italy event, if you have a Kroger family store in your area they will have it in September 🙂
Pinned! This looks amazing!!
-Clarissa @ The View From Here
Thank you so much Clarissa!
I too was skeptical about the one pot pasta thing. After doing some experimenting, I was sold. Yours looks fab! It’s dark and gloomy and rainy here (making this Monday extra wonderful!), and I totally could curl up with the entire pan of this right now. Srsly.
Haha, isn’t it amazing Natasha! This dish is so perfect for cold weather, I will probably be making it all winter 🙂
Oh, this does look tasty. I might sub out the sausage for eggplant and mushrooms. This also looks like it would solve the perennial problem of noodles falling apart after being baked.
I love the idea of using eggplants and mushrooms Allyson, we will have to try that! Thanks so much!
This looks amaze balls, Meghan!! And 10 minutes prep? Throw it in the oven and you get this? Um, YES please. I need this recipe in my life and I’m totally making this soon. I love recipes that use minimal dishes so there’s less clean up. What am I going to do with all that saved time? I like your suggestion of pouring myself a glass of vino and putting on some music. Sold 😉 ! Pinned! Have a great week, my friend 🙂
Dawn, you are the sweetest! Thank you! And really, who needs extra dishes to do!?! I sure don’t 🙂
This sounds like a meal we’ll be eating soon! I love a one pot meal & the flavor a seem exquisite!
Looking for to your “Taste of Italy” series!!
(#fredmeyers)
?????
Thank you, I hope you guys love it!