Most people have a hard time choosing between Marinara and Alfredo sauce. This recipe makes it easy for you and combines both Worlds with the two sauces in one easy pasta bake your whole family will love! Hence the name of the recipe! Serve it with some baked breadsticks or garlic bread on the side with a side salad.
Recipe and post updated on 9/23/2019.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
Sauce: Don’t like using jars of pasta sauce or Alfredo sauce? Use your own favorite recipes for this.
Add in protein: To make this dish a bit more filling add in some Italian sausage, hot Italian sausage, grilled chicken, or shrimp.
Pasta: Seriously, any type of pasta will work for this recipe but sometimes we don’t always have penne pasta on hand. Try bowtie or some other fun shaped pasta.
How to make TWO TIMING PASTA BAKE
Cook pasta according to directions and drain. Mix the sauces together in a large bowl.
Add the mozzarella and stir to combine. Then toss in the penne and toss to coat.
Pour pasta into 9x13 baking dish and cook on 350 for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly. Remove from oven and sprinkle with shredded parmesan cheese and bake for another 5 minutes.
Serving size: 1 cup
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Recipe from Pearls, Handcuffs, and Happy Hour
Two Timing Pasta Bake
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 20 to 25 min
- Total Time: 55 minute
- Yield: 12 1x
Description
Most people have a hard time choosing between Marinara and Alfredo sauce. This recipe makes it easy for you and combines both Worlds with the two sauces in one easy pasta bake your whole family will love!
Ingredients
- 1 (16oz) box penne pasta
- 1 (15 oz.) jar Alfredo sauce (such as Classico Light Alfredo Sauce)
- 1 (24oz.) jar Marinara sauce (any jar will work)
- 2 cups shredded lite mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
Cook pasta according to directions and drain. Mix the sauces together in a large bowl.
Add the mozzarella and stir to combine. Then toss in the penne and toss to coat.
Pour pasta into 9x13 baking dish and cook on 350 for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly. Remove from oven and sprinkle with shredded parmesan cheese and bake for another 5 minutes.
Serving size: 1 cup
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 325
- Sugar: 3g
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
Keywords: two timing pasta bake
Rain rain says
our family loved this for friday night. we ate leftovers all weekend.
I sprinkled fresh garlic and pamesan close to the end of baking.
★★★★★
Aimee says
This was very good! I browned some ground meat with diced onions and garlic and used rotini pasta. Delicious
★★★★★
Jenna says
Yes
Susan says
Can you taste the alfredo sauce in this?
Jenna says
Thanks for the review Brenna!
Brenna says
So simple & delicious!!
I use Signature brand Alfredo sauce & Classico garlic spaghetti sauce!
I brown some ground beef with minced garlic, onion powder, basil, salt, pepper & an Italian seasoning blend.
I cook red lentil pasta for this recipe as well.
I mix it all together with some ricotta cheese & mozzarella shredded cheese and put it in the baking dish. Topped with more mozzarella. YUM!!
★★★★★
Jenna says
Thank you for the question. Recipe is updated.
Marly says
What size penne pasta box did you use?