Three Cheese Italian Sausage Alfredo Bake

This tasty pasta casserole is perfect for a chilly fall day. Italian sausage is cooked in a skillet, and then drained. Cooked pasta is added to the skillet with Alfredo sauce, sour cream, ricotta, minced garlic, eggs, parmesan cheese and parsley. After stirring everything together the mixture is place in a baking dish. Then shredded mozzarella cheese goes on top and the casserole is baked until bubbly.

Course Entree

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs Italian sausage casings removed
16 oz box penne pasta
2 (10 oz) containers refrigerated Alfredo sauce
8 oz container sour cream
15 oz container ricotta cheese
2 garlic cloves minced
2 large eggs beaten
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 cups mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink. Drain fat.
Prepare pasta according to package; drain and return to pot. Add cooked sausage, Alfredo sauce, sour cream, ricotta, garlic, eggs, parmesan and parsley. Stir well.
Pour pasta mixture into prepared pan and top with mozzarella cheese.
Bake, uncovered, 30 to 40 minutes, until bubbly.

Recipe Notes

Can be assembled ahead of time and refrigerated overnight.

To freeze: assemble without baking, thaw completely and bake as directed.

If freezing after baking, thaw completely. Cover with foil and bake at 350 F for 35-45 minutes.