10 Pasta Bake Casseroles for Easy, Cozy Dinners
by SHEELA PRAKASH
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Although lasagna may be the best-known pasta casserole, there are a lot more baked-pasta possibilities out there. Here are 10 of our fast-and-easy favorites.
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Chicken & Tomato No-Boil Pasta Bake
Pour some dry pasta into a baking pan; open a can of tomatoes; dump in some cheese, chicken, and garlic; and pop the dish in the oven. An hour later: hot, gooey dinner.
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Pepperoni Pizza Baked Pasta
This casserole’s 5 ingredients reinterpret the flavors of the classic pizza: curly noodles (instead of doughy crust), sauce, melted cheese, and thin slices of pepperoni.
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Double Spinach Pasta Casserole with Pesto & Asiago Cheese
Most pasta casseroles are designed for big households. This smaller one will make enough to feed a couple of people dinner plus lunch leftovers.
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Easiest Lasagna Ever
Three things make this lasagna super-simple: It uses store-bought sauce, the noodles cook right in the sauce, and it can (and should) rest before eating (and is great the next day).
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Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake
This is really just a good excuse to eat Buffalo chicken wings and dip for dinner, because frankly, who hasn’t, at some point, wanted only Buffalo chicken wings for dinner?
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Gnocchi Lasagna with Spinach, White Beans, and Sausage
It looks like a classic lasagna, but beneath the cheese you’ll find gnocchi and hearty white beans instead of noodles.
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Chicken Spaghetti
This take on the classic dish requires no canned cream soups; instead you’ll make your own extra-easy version.
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Smoky Mozzarella Pasta and Meatball Bake
There’s so much to love about the Italian-American combo of pasta and meatballs. This casserole doubles down on those adored flavors, and is great for a crowd.
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Classic Stuffed Shells
When you’ve got a crowd to feed, this dish checks everyone’s boxes. There are no unexpected additions of spinach to keep picky eaters away, and it’s meat-free to satisfy vegetarians.
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5-Ingredient Creamy Tomato Baked Orzo
Most pasta dinner recipes begin with boiling pasta in water. For this, you’ll simply combine the ingredients in a baking pan and toss it in the oven. Yes, that’s really it.
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