This Easy Cheesy Pasta Casserole Recipe is one of the easiest, tastiest dinners you’ll make this week!
It’s a comfort food casserole recipe that is sure to serve up big smiles and reward you with loving hugs!
Easy Cheesy Pasta Casserole Recipe
This tasty easy Cheesy Pasta Casserole Recipe is sure to please even the pickiest of eaters in your home!
It’s loaded with gooey melted cheese and a dreamy, creamy sauce the whole family will love!
Plus, this easy casserole doesn’t even require meat, so frugal bonus for you! It’s such a fun, tasty, budget-friendly meal that will be a perfect for your meatless Mondays.
You’ll also love how this 5 ingredient meatless casserole recipe comes together in a snap, making it a great recipe for busy weeknights. The leftovers heat up beautifully too, so you can even have dinner for the next night done!
This recipe really is your traditional pasta dinner reimagined in the form of a casserole. Trust me… you’re going to love it!
So are you ready to get this outrageously delicious cheesy pasta bake started already?
You’ll just need these 5 ingredients…
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Do You Cook Pasta Before Making Pasta Bake?
Yes… you’ll always want to boil your pasta before making your pasta bake so the noodles are perfectly soft and tender.
How Do You Cook a Pasta Bake?
It’s so simple!
You’ll just cook your noodles on the stove, then layer sauce, cooked noodles, cheese, and onions in your 9×13 casserole dish.
The result is pure deliciousness!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Substitutes for Pasta Sauce
For the tomato sauce you can either use your favorite brand of marinara sauce, or give this Tomato Garlic Italian Herb Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce a try!
It’s DELICIOUS!
Should You Cover a Pasta Bake?
No… there is no need to cover your pasta bake when it cooks in the oven.
What Goes With Pasta Bake?
One of my favorite sides to serve with this cheesy pasta casserole is Rosemary Dutch Oven Bread.
It’s the perfect addition to any Italian dinner!
Don’t forget a side salad with this homemade Honey Balsamic Dressing, too! It’s so simple to make, and the perfect side!
Cheesy Pasta Casserole Reviews
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Recipe…
Allie writes: “Went really well. Tasty.”
Leah writes: “Very good & easy!”
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Baked Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Rotini Pasta, cooked (1 lb or 454 g)
- 15 ounces Classico Creamy Alfredo Sauce (1 jar)
- 1 1/2 cups Tomato Pasta Sauce (your favorite brand)
- 2 cups Colby Jack shredded cheese (8 oz bag)
- 1 Medium White Onion, finely diced
- 1 pinch Salt & Pepper to taste (optional)
- 2 tsp Chopped Fresh Parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook pasta per instructions on package, drain, and set aside.
- While pasta is cooking, add a little oil to a skillet, and saute onions over medium heat on the stove for approx. 5 minutes, or until soft.
- Spray 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour 1/2 cup of the Tomato sauce into the bottom of casserole dish, and spread out as a thin layer.
- Then add 1/2 of pasta into dish, and spread out evenly.
- Pour half of the alfredo sauce over the pasta, then sprinkle with a layer of 1/2 of the diced onions.
- Top with a layer of 1/2 cup of cheese, and 1/2 cup more Tomato sauce.
- Now pour in the remaining pasta and spread out evenly.
- Then add 1/2 cup more of tomato sauce on top of the pasta, and top that with the a layer of the reamining onions.
- Then evenly pour on the remaining amount of Alfredo sauce.
- Top with an even layer of remaining shredded cheese over the casserole.
- Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
- Season with optional salt and pepper to taste… and ENJOY!
- Garnish with optional fresh chopped Parsley.
- You can even top with a little Parmesan cheese... YUM!
What You’ll Need To Make This Easy Cheesy Pasta Casserole Recipe:
9×13 Baking Dish
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Christie says
I make something very similar only I fry hamburger and add the onions and red sauce to that. Then after the noodles are done, I add the white sauce to them. I layer them with the red mixture on both bottom and top and then top with shredded cheese. Sometimes instead of the white sauce, I use my cheese mixture from my lasagna and make a quick lasagna casserole.