Baked Penne Rigate is a recipe I make using my leftover “Sunday Sauce” when I make spaghetti. If the sauce is frozen, I unthaw it either all day in the refrigerator, or if it’s last minute, in the microwave while the pasta is boiling.
As you can see, I use one container of my spaghetti sauce, and one box on Penne Rigate.
I boil the pasta, and then pour it into my baking dish.
I pour the spaghetti sauce over the pasta and stir.
I cover the pan with foil, and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Some people wonder why I cover it with foil, and it’s because the pasta will get hard and dried out if it’s not covered.
Then add some Mozzarella Cheese to the top (sorry the pic is blurry:/) I don’t put the foil back on top, because if you do, the cheese will stick to the foil.
Then I place it back in the oven for about 5 minutes, just so the cheese can melt.
Next, I slice a loaf of Italian Bread in half and top it with butter and garlic salt (or powder) and bake it for about 10 minutes. If you have extra cheese, consider adding it to the bread for cheesy bread. You could also add various herbs or spices, whatever your tastes prefer.
Finally, serve it on a plate, perhaps topping with Parmesean Cheese, to a hungry and waiting family.
Because it’s made with leftover spaghetti sauce, it’s a very quick and easy weeknight dinner for me to make when we are busy!
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Unthaw? You use it frozen? Sorry I got confused, looks delish though.
I sometimes just combine many leftovers and make a casserole
I tend to make casseroles often with leftovers
I love to use leftovers in casseroles, salads or omelettes depending on what they are.
i make casseroles with my leftovers
If the food is already good I love them second time around as is.
I fry my leftover spaghetti! Add some cheesy topping. It is crispy like on the outside. Really quite tasty.
I usually done have left overs either .But when my mom has leftover potatoes she makes homemade potatoe pancakes.
I usually make casseroles with my left overs
I like to fry leftover pasta!! Fried spaghetti is better than the first meal!
on dishes the family like.. i make a double batch and put in the freezer for another meal.. if I have just a little left over. it goes in hubby lunch or lunch for the kids if they are home
If we have left over chicken breasts we usually make chicken salad or we do chicken, tomatoes, cheese and onion or peppers in a tortilla shell and warm them up abit
I usually put leftovers either in a stir fry or a soup.
I honestly dont have a special thing I do with them. I just put them in tupperware and eat it another time. lol
I don’t really have anything special I normally do with leftovers besides just eat them!
My favorite way to use leftovers is to wisk them in a food processer, then use the thick mixture to enrich a stew or soup; I use my crockpot almost constantly this time of year.
Depending on what’s left over I will freeze for a meal later, make soups, pizza or stir fries.
I make a lot of shredded chicken, and use it for enchiladas or pasta.
My husband usually takes leftovers to work the next day. So I end up cooking most nights.
Favorite way to use up leftovers? Tell my son and his team mates to have at it! It’s gone in .5 seconds flat
Many of our leftovers end up in omelets.
Yum! Is your “Sunday sauce” made from scratch?
We rarely have leftovers, but I’d love to have a good sauce handy for quick meals!
I rarely make up something else from my leftovers. I do like to make a roast though and then use the meat later for shredded beef tacos
just reheat for lunch…lol
I just reheat our leftovers, if any. I try really hard to make only enough for one meal. It’s just DH and I at home now and the leftovers can accumulate fast.
I see someone else does what my mom does – fry spaghetti to reheat it! Awesome!
Leftover stale bread is really good for making French toast. It works best with thick,crusty bread, and it’s best the next morning.
I *hate* leftovers. I make my husband take them to work so I make sure to make something good for “leftovers”.