# Myrtle's Pasta Bake

A simple five-ingredient pasta bake featuring mild Italian sausage, penne pasta, diced tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup, and mozzarella cheese.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb mild Italian sausage links
- 1 lb penne pasta
- 1 can diced tomatoes with juice
- 2 cans cream of mushroom soup with garlic
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup pasta water
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Slice open the mild Italian sausage links and squeeze the meat out, breaking it up as it cooks on medium-high heat.
2. Boil one pound of penne pasta.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. Once pasta is ready, save one cup of the pasta water and set it aside.
5. With the heat on low, open and add one can of diced tomatoes with their juice to the cooked sausage.
6. Add two cans of cream of mushroom soup (preferably with garlic) to the mixture.
7. Add a splash of the saved pasta water into the mixture.
8. Season with black pepper and garlic powder (if desired).
9. Add some parsley for garnish.
10. Combine the mixture with the cooked penne pasta, ensuring it's well mixed.
11. Transfer the pasta mixture to a baking dish.
12. Sprinkle half of an 8 oz bag of mozzarella cheese over the pasta in the baking dish.
13. Add the remaining mozzarella cheese over the top of the dish.
14. Cover the baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
15. After 25 minutes, uncover the dish and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

## Equipment

- pot
- baking dish

## Tips

- Using Italian sausage links and squeezing them out is preferred over ground sausage for this recipe.
- Adjust salt as needed, considering the saltiness of the sausage and soup.
- Adding garlic powder is a personal preference.
- Optionally add parsley for garnish.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FvSdsYpPQ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ab9e4719-136d-466a-a11b-8aab6934e73f
- Extracted: 2026-02-21

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