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Gluten Free Marinara Pasta Bake

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 16 oz box gluten free pasta
  • 1 lb italian sausage sub: ground beef or turkey
  • 1 tbsp olive or avocado oil
  • 1 20 oz jar marinara
  • 2 Cups frozen brocolli
  • 1 C diced tomatoes optional
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 C water, dairy free milk or chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Equipment

  • 9 X 13 Baking Dish

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400
  2. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown the italian sausage or ground beef. If using a pre-cooked sausage like chicken apple sausages, you do not need to cook on the stove top. Just add to the pasta bake.
  3. In a 9X13 pan, add pasta, marinara, sausage, vegetables, seasonings & water. Give everything a big stir. Pasta should be 7/8s of the way covered, if not fully covered.
  4. Place the pasta bake in the oven and cook for 30-40 minutes. Pasta will be cooked through and sauce will be bubbling.
  5. Garnish with fresh basil or parsley if you are fancy. Enjoy!

Notes

For Littles: This is family friendly right out of the oven. My toddler eats this in a bowl. I do cut up some of the broccolli florets to be more manageable on a fork, but otherwise it's ready to go!