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Preheat oven to 350*F. (175*C).
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
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Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
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Heat oil in a large, deep skillet.
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Place sausage and onion in the skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
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Drain excess fat.
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Pour in wine, and cook for 1 minute, stirring, to deglaze the pan.
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Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and tomato paste.
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Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Toss with cooked pasta, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
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Sprinkle top with mozzarella.
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Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
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My Note: The only thing is I couldn't find Italian sausage at my local grocery store that was not already in a sausage casing.
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I bought it anyway and squeezed the sausage out.
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It worked well but I also used hot sausage which I think added some flavor.
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Considering the recipe doesn't call for any spices I think the spicyness enhanced the flavor.
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Another thing I found was cooking the pasta to al dente was still too long and by the time it was baked in the oven it came out softer than I wanted it.
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Next time I'll only cook the penne about 5 minutes in boiling water or I'll immediately submerge it in cold water to the cooking.
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Other than that the recipe is a keeper and I'll be making it again and again.
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I took this recipe, and play with it as such: It's fine to deglaze with the wine, but cook the sauce in a different skillet.
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When starting the sauce, use a bit of olive oil, and take some shallots, minced onion, or shaved red onion, and simmer it in the oil.
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Add a bit of minced garlic.
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Take some basil leaves and throw those in the oil for one minute, and then add the tomatoes, etc.
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The flavor will be MUCH more substantial.
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I found the regular recipe to be a nice family dinner recipe, but not much more (in case you want to impress).
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LOVED THIS!
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BUT, I changed it a tad more, I used a smaller can of tomato sauce and used a jar of garden style spaghetti sauce (which has green peppers and mushrooms) instead of the tomatoes and tomato paste.
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I liked subtle taste of wine in the pasta bake.
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My family just gobbled this up.
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Cant wait to make this for a Pot luck!
