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Sausage Bowtie Skillet with melted mozzarella and ricotta cheese, garnished with fresh basil and parsley.

Sausage Bowtie Skillet

Bree Hester
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine comfort food, italian-american
Servings 6
Calories 600 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound bowtie pasta
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 links sweet Italian sausage
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 14.5-ounce crushed tomatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh basil
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh flat parsley
  • 1 large ball fresh mozzarella
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. In a large saute pan (that is oven proof) heat the olive oil over medium-high hear. Take the sausage out of the casing, and cook until brown, about 5 minutes.
    Sizzling sausage pieces cooking in a black skillet on stove.
  • Add the pepper and onions, cook for a few minutes until they get soft.
    Cooking sausage, red bell pepper, and onion for Sausage Bowtie Skillet.
  • Add the red pepper flakes, oregano, and garlic. Cook for another minute. Season with salt and pepper.
    Adding spices to Sausage Bowtie Skillet ingredients in a skillet.
  • Add the tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes. Add some basil and parsley. I reserve a little for garnish. The sauce will on the thick side.
    Adding fresh basil and parsley to the simmering tomato sauce for Sausage Bowtie Skillet.
  • Toss in the bowtie pasta.
    Sausage Bowtie Skillet with bowtie pasta, sweet Italian sausage, and tomato sauce cooking in a skillet.
  • Add dollops of ricotta cheese.
    Adding dollops of ricotta cheese to the Sausage Bowtie Skillet.
  • Layer the mozzarella cheese over the pasta.
    Layering mozzarella and ricotta cheese over the sausage bowtie skillet.
  • Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
    Sprinkling Parmesan cheese over the Sausage Bowtie Skillet with mozzarella and ricotta.
  • Put the skillet into a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and gooey. Garnish with the remaining basil and parsley.
    Sausage Bowtie Skillet baked with melted mozzarella, ricotta, and fresh herbs.

Nutrition

Calories: 600kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 25gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 522mgFiber: 3g
Keyword Bowtie pasta lasagna, Easy lasagna, Italian skillet meal, One-pan pasta, Quick lasagna recipe, Ricotta cheese lasagna, Sausage lasagna, Skillet lasagna, Skillet pasta, weeknight dinner
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