If there is one thing that my kids could eat for every meal, it’s anything with pasta. Pasta is a favourite of mine to serve because every one of my kids practically cheers when they see it’s on the menu and it is always a quick and easy meal on our busy nights.
This Sausage and Pasta Bake with White Sauce is extremely simple to make, but tastes delicious and looks pretty in the pan. Such a simple meal that is destined to be loved by the whole family.
A classic Italian sausage and white sauce dish pairs perfectly with a chilled glass of sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio and some homemade garlic bread.
Ingredients
- Pasta – This creamy Italian sausage pasta recipe works best with a penne pasta or elbow pasta.
- Simple White Sauce – Grandma Tweed has passed down her 20 minute simple white sauce recipe to me and I have shared it with you over on my blog.
- Sausage – Smokies or Italian sausage works really well for this recipe. You can also use sweet Italian sausage or spicy Italian sausage.
- Kale – If you have the opportunity to grow kale in your garden, try to make this dish with freshly picked kale. It gives the dish a whole different appreciation when the food is picked from your backyard right before cooking.
- Cheddar Cheese – If you have the time to shred a brick of cheese yourself, it will have a more creamy texture, but using pre-shredded cheese will work as well. It just takes a little longer to melt.
- Paprika – I love to use smoked paprika when I am in the mood for a pinch of additional flavor. Paprika makes the dish look a little extra delicious.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Place a pot of water on the stove over medium-high heat. Once it is boiling, add the pasta and cook until al dente.
- While the pasta is cooking, make a batch of Grandma Tweedy’s White Sauce.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add a little olive oil and cook the sausage until lightly browned. Add the kale to the skillet and cook until slightly cooked down.
- Add the cooked pasta and white sauce to the sausage mixture, stirring until combined.
- If your skillet is not oven-proof, pour your pasta sausage mix into a casserole dish and top with shredded cheddar cheese and a sprinkle of paprika.
- Bake the Sausage and Pasta Bake with White Sauce uncovered for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Sausage and Kale Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 4 cups pasta of your choice We use Rotini or Elbow usually. Cooked as per package instructions. I always add a tsp of salt to the water to add a bit of flavour.
- Simple White Sauce
- 4 smokies or sausage of your choice cut into 12 inch round slices
- 2 cups kale chopped
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- Pinch paprika
Instructions
- Cook Pasta according to package directions. Add a tsp of salt to the water for flavour.
- While Pasta is cooking make the Simple White Sauce
- Fry the sausage until lightly browned and add the Kale until it's cooked down slightly
- Mix sausage and Kale into the pasta
- Add the White sauce a mix well.
- Top with Cheddar cheese and sprinkle with Paprika
- Bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 20 minutes until the cheese has melted and is bubbly.
Notes
Nutrition
Variations
If you love a little spicy, try to mix some red pepper flakes in with sausage links when cooking it next time or make the creamy sausage pasta recipe with spicy spicy sausage. This dish is readily served with some grated pecorino Romano and parmesan cheese.
To make the dish look even more appealing, chop up some fresh basil and sprinkle it on top of the casserole after cooking.
Last but not least, don’t be scared to experiment and cater this dish to your taste.
2 thoughts on “Sausage and Pasta Bake with White Sauce”
Do you have a receipt for the simple white sauce ? Ive never made it
Thanks in advance
Connie O.
Hi Connie. The simple white sauce recipe is posted on the blog as well 🙂 You can find it Here.