Italian · easy
Pasta Bar Night
Two sauces, three pasta shapes, and a table full of toppings for a customizable pasta dinner.
- 30 min
- Total
- 4
- Serves
- $10.50
- Est. cost
- 560
- Cal/serving
Dietary, as tagged
- Kid-friendly
Parent noteMost kids will want plain butter and parmesan, or just marinara. Let them have it their way. Offer the sausage on the side.
Chips reflect this recipe's curated tags, not an ingredient-by-ingredient allergen scan. The app tags every ingredient against the top-9 allergens and filters your family's weekly plan by severity — check labels if an allergy is severe.
Ingredients
- Penne Pasta16 oz
- Marinara Sauce (jarred)24 oz jar
- Alfredo Sauce (jarred)15 oz jar
- Mild Italian Sausage1 lb
- Parmesan Cheese1/2 cup grated
- Fresh Basil (optional)1/4 cup
- Olive Oil1 tbsp
- Red Pepper Flakes (optional)1 tsp
Method
- 01
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook penne according to package directions. Drain and toss with a drizzle of olive oil.
- 02
Heat marinara sauce in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
- 03
Heat alfredo sauce in a separate small saucepan over medium-low heat.
- 04
Brown Italian sausage in a skillet, breaking into pieces, until cooked through. Drain.
- 05
Prep toppings: grate parmesan, chop fresh basil, and set out red pepper flakes.
- 06
Set up the pasta bar: pasta, both sauces, sausage, parmesan, basil, and red pepper flakes. Everyone builds their own bowl.
- 560
- Calories
- 24g
- Protein
- 62g
- Carbs
- 24g
- Fat
Put this on Tuesday and forget it.
Add it to a week in the app and its ingredients merge into one aisle-sorted grocery list with the rest of your plan.
