BAKED PENNE WITH GLUEN FREE NOODLES...

Baked Penne

Ahhh, pasta.  How can you not love pasta?  Unfortunately, my love affair with pasta was briefly interrupted due to a diagnosis of gluten intolerance.  The good news however, is that therre are now so many gluten-free options when it comes to pastas and flours and all things gluteny (okay, that's probably not a word).  

Today I found this recipe on the Trader Joe's website and made it for dinner.  I didn't have any penne pasta on hand so I used the brown rice spaghetti I had instead...I also added some fresh spinach I had.  Wow...all I can say is that this is an amazing dish. 

Serves: 6 - 8  Prep Time: 5 Minutes  Cooking Time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 package TJ's Organic Brown Rice Penne Pasta
• 1 can TJ's Tuscano Marinara Sauce
• 3 cups TJ's Shredded Mozzarella
• 3-4 large TJ's Fresh Basil Leaves, shredded

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta to boiling water and cook until al dente, approximately 7-8 minutes. Drain. In a bowl, combine cooked pasta with marinara sauce and 1 cup shredded mozzarella. Place pasta in 3-quart casserole dish and cover with remaining 2 cups of shredded mozzarella and shredded basil. Baked until cheese becomes bubbly and lightly brown, approximately 15 minutes.

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