Three Cheese Italian Sausage Alfredo Bake – great make-ahead pasta dish. Penne pasta, alfredo sauce, sour cream, ricotta, garlic, Italian sausage, eggs, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese. SO good!! We make this at least once a month! Can freeze half for later. This is THE BEST pasta casserole we’ve ever eaten!!! #casserole #freezermeal #pasta #pastacasserole
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This Three Cheese Italian Sausage Alfredo Bake was a huge hit in our house. Pasta and Italian sausage tossed in ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, and Alfredo sauce. SO good! This makes a ton. It is great for potlucks and dinner parties. All you need is some garlic bread and a simple salad and you have a delicious feast in a snap!
How to Make Three Cheese Italian Sausage Alfredo Bake
This pasta casserole is super easy to make. Start with boiling the pasta. While the pasta is cooking, brown some Italian sausage. Finally mix together Alfredo sauce, sour cream, ricotta, garlic, eggs, parmesan cheese, parsley, cooked sausage and pasta. Spread the mixture into a baking dish, top with mozzarella cheese and bake.
- Can substitute a roll of breakfast sausage for the Italian sausage.
- Can substitute ground beef or ground turkey for sausage.
- I used penne pasta. Feel free to substitute elbow macaroni, rigatoni, or fusilli.
- This can be made ahead of time and refrigerated overnight.
- You can assemble the casserole and freeze for later. To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed.
- Write the baking directions on the foil covering the pan so you know what temperature and time to cook the casserole.
- You can freeze the baked casserole for later. To reheat after freezing, thaw completely. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350ºF for 35 to 45 minutes.
- This makes a lot of pasta. You can split it between two 9×9-inch pans and freeze one for later.
What to Serve with Italian Sausage Alfredo Pasta
This casserole is a favorite at our house. I love that it can be made ahead of time. Perfect for this busy holiday season! I love being able to just pop a casserole in the oven and not have to make dinner after a busy day.
We like to serve this pasta with some garlic bread and a salad. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this cheesy pasta casserole:
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Three Cheese Italian Sausage Alfredo Bake
Ingredients:
- 1½ pounds Italian sausage casings removed
- 1 (16-oz) package penne pasta
- 1 (22-oz) jar Alfredo sauce
- 1 (8-oz) container sour cream
- 1 (15-oz) container ricotta cheese
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink. Drain fat.
- Prepare pasta according to package directions; 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, for 30 to 40 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
- Can substitute a roll of breakfast sausage for the Italian sausage.
- Can substitute ground beef or ground turkey for sausage.
- I used penne pasta. Feel free to substitute elbow macaroni, rigatoni, or fusilli.
- This can be made ahead of time and refrigerated overnight.
- You can assemble the casserole and freeze for later. To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed.
- Write the baking directions on the foil covering the pan so you know what temperature and time to cook the casserole.
- You can freeze the baked casserole for later. To reheat after freezing, thaw completely. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350ºF for 35 to 45 minutes.
- This makes a lot of pasta. You can split it between two 9×9-inch pans and freeze one for later.
Steph
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Made this for my weekly sewing group and everyone loved it. I had leftovers so hubby had it for supper and he also enjoyed it. Being honest, as much as I enjoyed the sausage, I think I would have preferred using chicken. Maybe because that’s what I’m used to? I added a package of frozen broccoli that I thawed and drained—nice addition!☺️
Really good and easy. I love easy lol I have tried many of your recipes and they have all been great. Thank you for sharing.
Have you tried this with gluten free pasta? I have to be strictly gluten free.
I haven’t made this with gluten-free pasta, so I can not say how the pasta would hold up. If you’ve had success using gluten-free pasta in other baked casseroles, I would try it.
I just made this recipe with Jovial Gluten Free Penne and it was terrific! Will make again!
what can you use instead of ricotta cheese? Not a fan of it.
Cottage cheese perhaps. Drain any water from container if any.
How many servings is this recipe? Very anxious to try!
It says 10 people at the top of the recipe.
Could this be prepared ahead and turned into a freezer meal??
Absolutely.
Can you substitute smoked sausage to this recipe?
You could use any protein you prefer.
Have you ever tried to freeze this recipe?
What brand of Alfredo sauce do you use? If you make it ahead and refrigerate does that change the cooking time or do you take it out and put it on the counter first and for how long? Love all your recipes!!!
I like Trader Joe's alfredo sauce. If you make it ahead of time, you will need to add a few minutes to the cooking time or let it sit out for about 30 minutes before baking. Enjoy!