Baked Angel Hair Pasta with Italian Sausage and Rosemary Alfredo Sauce

Now with nearly two years of blogging under my belt (blog anniversary Jan.1), there are still some things about blogging that baffle me...like those obsessive comment people...commenting on like 300 blogs everyday, leaving the most stupid comments...actually sometimes leaving everyone the same comment..."Yummy!"...Get a life people!!!  Now don't get me wrong I appreciate every comment I receive...I just don't get all that.  If you're a fellow food blogger you know what I'm talking about. 

Another thing that leaves me baffled...You can't seem to predict what posts are going to be popular and what posts are going to be duds not popular...none of my posts are duds...cause I did enjoy eating the food, photographing it, and writing about it...But you know what I mean.  I can think of one post in particular it's like 2 sentences and a recipe...ten minutes to cook...ten to write...something I never thought would be popular...and if I had a dollar for everyone who looked at it...I might not have to work for a few years.  Then other posts...like when I first posted this recipe...that sort of just fizzled...and this is like one of my favorite things to cook EAT!

So No...I'm not really recycling a post...just giving a great recipe a second shot...maybe you missed it.  Actually this was a request by our dinner guests (see it's that good and it's easy) and since I photograph nearly everything I cook...an easy new/old blog post.

I've been making this for years now...Years ago, I got set up on a blind date by a friend...terrible experience!!!  But we went to an Italian restaurant...I ordered something very similar to this...This is my version of that dish...so something good did come from that date.

Yes, it does start with two jars of Alfredo sauce...You embellish it enough that no one will even dare think that it came from a jar.

Baked Angel Hair Pasta with Italian Sausage and Rosemary Alfredo

1 & 1/2 lbs mild Italian sausage

1/2 lb Crimini mushrooms, sliced

3 tbs chopped fresh rosemary

2 15-oz jars Alfredo sauce

1 lb angel hair pasta

8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

olive oil

kosher salt & freshly cracked black pepper

Remove the sausage from the casing and cut into bite sized pieces.  Then in a large skillet over medium heat, add 2 tbs of olive oil and brown the sausage.  Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.  Add the mushrooms and saute until tender.  Season the mushrooms with salt & pepper and add 2 tbs of the chopped rosemary.  Add both jars of Alfredo sauce; bring to a simmer.  Meanwhile cook the angel hair pasta in salted water.  The pasta needs to be slightly undercooked, so cook one minute less than the directions on the package recommend, about 4 minutes.  Drain the pasta well and add to the sauce.  Toss the pasta till coated; pour into a buttered 13x9-inch baking dish.  Top the pasta with the sausage then the cheese; scatter the remaining rosemary over the top.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, until bubbly and the cheese is melted.  Then if you like put under the broiler for just a minute or so until the cheese starts to brown.