Dinner for 4
New Orleans Pasta Bake
$7.76for 450 minServes 4
Whole wheat pasta combines with sausage, vegetables, tomatoes, and Cajun sauce before baking under melted mozzarella.
Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 8 oz | $0.80Typical price |
 | Kielbasa or smoked sausage$4.49 each typical | 0.5 | $2.76Typical price |
 | Red onions$1.49/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $0.74Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | a little | $0.22Typical price |
| Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.93Typical price |
 | Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 17 oz | $1.34Typical price |
 | Milk$0.04/oz typical | 6.5 oz | $0.26Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 1.25 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.76 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Red onions for Onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Mozzarella for Cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
- Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Pasta for Egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
Typical price
$1.94 per serving$7.76 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 quarts water
- 8 oz whole wheat pasta
- 1/2 lb andouille sausage
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 stalk celery
- 1/2 green pepper
- 1/2 red pepper
- 1 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 cup diced tomatoes
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
- 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and boil the pasta in salted water until just tender, about 8 minutes.
- Brown the sliced sausage in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the onion, celery, and peppers, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the flour, tomatoes, milk, tomato paste, and Cajun seasoning, then simmer for 5 minutes.
- Fold in the drained pasta, top with mozzarella, and bake at 375 F for 15 minutes.
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