Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mae's baked penne. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mae's Baked Penne is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Mae's Baked Penne is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook mae's baked penne using 13 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mae's Baked Penne:

1. Make ready Pasta and Cheese
2. Take 10 oz penne
3. Get 15 oz ricotta cheese
4. Get 2 eggs
5. Get 2 cup mozzerella cheese, grated & divided
6. Take 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
7. Make ready 2 tbsp each dried basil, parsley, garlic powder
8. Make ready Sauce
9. Take 1 lb Italian sausage, cooked and drained
10. Prepare 1 can –15 ounce crushed tomatoes
11. Prepare 2 can –8 ounce each tomato sauce
12. Prepare 2 tbsp each fresh basil and parsley, snipped into bits
13. Prepare 2 or 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

Steps to make Mae's Baked Penne:

1. Cook pasta till almost done. Drain and set aside.
2. Mix eggs, ricotta, 1 cup of the mozzarella, the parmesan, and the herbs in a large bowl.
3. Mix pasta into cheese mixture.
4. FOR THE SAUCE—
5. Pour crushed tomatoes, and tomato sauce into large sauce pan
6. Cook until thickened a little, about 10 minutes
7. Add cooked sausage
8. Add fresh herbs and garlic, cook an additional 10 minutes
9. In a 10 by 13 inch baking pan pour 1/2 cup of sauce.
10. Add half of the pasta and cheese mixture.
11. Top with half of remaining sauce
12. Repeat with remaining pasta and top with remaining sauce.
13. Top with final cup of mozzarella cheese
14. Bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and bubbly on top.
15. NOTES: a 24 ounce jar of your favorite pasta sauce can be substitute for my sauce
16. Also may be cooked in Microwave oven in microwave proof dish on 80% for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
17. Serve and Enjoy
18. Goes great with - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/336067-midnite-snak-2-easy-garlic-bread - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/340159-spicy-italian-soup

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