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ITALIAN SAUSAGE ZITI BAKE

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Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces ziti penne, or rotini pasta
  • 24 oz Marinara sauce or 3 cups
  • 12-16 oz Italian sausage
  • 8 oz shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • 4 oz shaved fresh Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1/2 red pepper chopped
  • 1/2 yellow pepper chopped
  • 1/4 cup 1/2 n 1/2 or cream
  • Italian seasoning
  • garlic powder
  • fresh basil

Instructions
 

  • Cook sausage and drain.
  • Saute vegetables in same skillet until onion is transparent about 5 minutes.
  • Return sausage to skillet and pour Marinara sauce over all. Season to taste. Set aside.
  • While sausage is cooking cook the pasta and drain.
  • Immediately return pasta to pot and toss with 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese.
  • Spray baking dish with cooking oil spray and put 1/2 of cheesy pasta in a layer in the bottom of pan.
  • Top with 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese and 1/3 of the Parmesan.
  • Drizzle with half of the cream.
  • Top with Marinara sausage mixture.
  • Repeat layers.
  • Top final Marinara layer with remaining cheeses.
  • Cover with a piece of foil that has been sprayed with cooking oil spray so the cheese won’t stick.
  • Refrigerate for up to 2 days.
  • Bake at 325, uncovered, 30-45 minutes.
  • Serves 4
Keyword Italian Sausage Ziti Bake, Pasta casserole with sausage, sausage and marinara baked ziti