Five Minute Cheesy Baked Pasta Casserole

By srumbel

This is honestly one of the easiest meals I have ever made. You can prepare the entire dish in under 5 minutes with just a few basic ingredients that might already be in your pantry. And cleanup is a breeze, which gives you more time for other things… such as deciding on a dessert to go with your easy-to-make dinner.
from chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Ingredients

• 6 oz penne (2 cups), whole-grain or gluten-free if desired
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 6-8 oz cheese shreds, such as Daiya (Substitution: Although I haven’t personally tried this, a reader used 1/2 cup nutritional yeast in place of the cheese-type shreds and reported it as a success.)
• optional: 3 tbsp parmesan (such as vegan Parma) or nutritional yeast

Preparation

Step 1

(If you want to save even more time, you can cook the pasta the day before.) Cook penne six minutes in salted boiling water. Drain fully, but do not rinse. Grease an 8-inch pan and preheat oven to 400 F. Add all ingredients to the drained penne, transfer to the prepared pan, and bake 30 minutes.

(serves 4-6)