I love pasta! I can’t have a lot of pasta, but I love it! I also love being able to throw foods together in a matter of minutes and using very few pans. Fewer pans means fewer dishes to wash.
One of my favorite pasta dishes is baked penne. I cook the penne according to the directions on the box and I heat up a jar of spaghetti sauce. When those are done I mix them together in a 9×13″ glass baking dish.
Then I put shredded cheddar cheese on top.
I add Bacon Bits and Oregano on top of the cheese. Sometimes I sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon on top to give it a little extra flavor.
It bakes in a 350 degree preheated oven for about 20 minutes or so, just until the cheese is bubbly.
My daughter does not like spaghetti sauce so I give her the noodles plain with Bacon Bits on the side. She loves green pepper strips!
What are you having for dinner tonight?
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My better half is the one doing the cooking – and he loves easy food too 😀
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I’m jealous over here! 😀
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Lol 🤣
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Looks good. My kids like this with peas baked in for some reason. 🙂
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Thank you! I never would have thought of adding peas. 🙂
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Looks yummy!!! Cheese tastes good on everything…if there’s any left. 🧀🌸
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Thank you! I agree. Cheese and bacon. 😆
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I love pasta so much, but we don’t have it too often in my house! We use brown rice pasta when we do, since we’re both GF. But no cheese for me, since I’m dairy free. UGH! I miss cheeeeeese!! I’d totally add peas too!
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I think the foods we aren’t allowed to have much of are the ones we love the most. 😀
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That looks good! I can’t eat wheat or dairy anymore, so we use Tinkyada brand brown rice noodles. My wife and kids can still have dairy, so they could top it with cheese. I eat brown rice noodles every day for lunch. I wish I could eat cheese again! God bless!
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That sounds good, too. I’m going to have to try the brown rice noodles. Today is the first time I’ve ever heard of them! 🙂
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I’m crazy for pasta, and never had a dinner go to waste the kids always ate it, even the Spaghetti-o’s
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All pasta is just so good! 🙂
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I want to now! 🙂
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Mmm, looks delish!
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Thank you!
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That seems very easy and delicious. I need to try this as in our house the kids and my husband both love Pasta. Thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome! I hope you like it. I love simple dishes. 🙂
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I do too.
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I’m on a self imposed diet, but I could eat pasta every day. That looks so good! Hope you are having a good day!!
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Thank you! Today has been better. 🙂 I could definitely eat pasta all the time, too.
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That looks delisious!! I’m hoping to try that. I have never fixed it that way. Thank you for sharing. I love cooking, it’s one of my hobbies. 🙂 ((Hugs))
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Thank you so much! ♥️🤗
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That looks so delicious! I also love a meal that doesn’t make a lot of dishes 🙂 That is probably my driving factor with every meal I make 🙂 I love pasta and this makes my mouth water!
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Thank you! When I make my weekly menu I look for quick and easy dinners. 🙂
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Anything with cheese is acceptable with me lol!
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Me, too! And bacon!
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When those powers combine! Lol!!!
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I wasn’t expecting to see bacon bits in baked penne but that’s a unique take on it. I can’t quite visualize the taste in my head but clearly it’s well liked. Oh, and for the record, I’m jealous that your daughter likes green peppers. If I put those on my son’s plate, he’d run away screaming.
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The bacon bits are really good! You should try it. My daughter is the only kid I know that could eat green peppers like apples. 😆
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Hehe. I’ll be sure to give it a try the next time we do baked penne. 🙂
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This looks so delicious!
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Thank you!!
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Kid-friendly, husband approved. 😜
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Yes it is! 😀
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