Easy No-Boil Pasta Bake

A baking dish filled with cooked penne pasta in red sauce with cherry tomatoes and melted cheese.

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This easy no boil pasta bake requires only 5 minutes of prep! It's a simple dump-and-bake weeknight meal that gets a delicious cheesy dinner on the table in under an hour.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 40

Total Time 45

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 330 kcal

Equipment

9x13 baking dish

Ingredients

16 ounces small-size dry pasta (such as penne, macaroni, or rigatoni)
24 ounces marinara sauce
24 ounces water
1 cup whole cherry tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Pour the pasta, marinara sauce, water, cherry tomatoes, and minced garlic into a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish.

You can use the marinara sauce jar to measure out 24 ounces of water and get all the marinara sauce out of the jar.

Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake for 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven, stir, sprinkle on the shredded cheeses. Return the pasta to the oven and bake uncovered for an additional 10-15 minutes, until the cheese melts. Enjoy!!

Notes

Store cooled leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a few days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving (of 8)Calories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 15gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 720mgPotassium: 458mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 662IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 212mgIron: 2mg

Keyword baked pasta, no boil pasta bake

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