Cheesy Broken Pasta

If there’s one thing that I make every single week…. it’s spaghetti or some kind of version of it. I am a pasta LOVER. And if you are too, then here is the one recipe that will change your pasta nights forever. I make this with broken lasagna noodles because it lends to a slightly different experience which is always nice. But you can make this with any pasta that you have on hand — even mixed types!
Also…who knew that making a pasta sauce could be this easy??

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Cheesy Broken Pasta

Yield: 4

Author: Adriannexo

Cook time: 20 MinTotal time: 20 Min

Ingredients

• Half box of broken lasagna or any kind of pasta.
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 lb italian sausage, optional - you could do any ground meat or no meat at all
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 28oz can crushed tomatoes
• Salt + pepper
• Pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves
• 8 oz fresh mozzarella
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan

Instructions

1. Preheat the broiler. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add your pasta and cook until al dente, about 7-8 minutes usually.
2. Using an oven-safe pan, brown your sausage with the garlic. Then season with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper.
3. Add in the crushed tomatoes and let simmer for about a minute.
4. Strain your cooked pasta. Add the pasta and the full basil leaves to the tomato sauce. Remove from heat.
5. Cover the pasta with fresh torn mozzarella followed by fresh grated parmesan.
6. Place under the broiler for 1-3 minutes until cheese is melted, bubbly and browning.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

823.51

Fat (grams)

49.94

Sat. Fat (grams)

21.27

Carbs (grams)

38.66

Fiber (grams)

5.63

Net carbs

33.03

Sugar (grams)

13.29

Protein (grams)

56.39

Sodium (milligrams)

1890.62

Cholesterol (grams)

172.13

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Recipe adapted from Yummly