Bow Tie Pasta Bake

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⏱ 30 mins 🍽 4-6 serving(s) 🌶 italian 🏷 European

This simple Italian pasta bake delivers maximum flavour with minimal effort. Farfalle pasta is coated in a jar of spaghetti sauce enhanced with a packet of dry Italian salad dressing mix, then topped with shredded mozzarella cheese and baked. The result is a quick, comforting dish that's ready in about 30 minutes, perfect for a weeknight family meal. It's an adaptable recipe where you can use your favourite pasta sauce variety.

Bow Tie Pasta Bake

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces uncooked bow tie pasta
  • 1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1 (2/3 ounce) envelope Italian salad dressing mix
  • 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Method

  1. Cook the bow tie pasta according to package directions, then drain it well.
  2. Take a mixing bowl and stir together the jar of spaghetti sauce and the envelope of Italian salad dressing mix.
  3. Add the drained pasta to the sauce mixture and toss until it is evenly coated.
  4. Pour the sauced pasta into a greased, shallow 2-quart baking dish.
  5. Cover the top of the pasta evenly with all of the shredded mozzarella cheese.
  6. Place the dish, uncovered, into an oven preheated to 400 degrees and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the bake is hot throughout.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1305400 mg

Recipe details

CategoryEuropean
Cuisineitalian
AuthorLaura O.