Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage

A quick and easy pasta dish with spicy Italian Sausage. Made from scratch with a tasty homemade marinara sauce.

I started by browning a good quality Italian Sausage with chopped onion. Then added a modified version of my 30-minute marinara sauce. Mixed with cook pasta some mozzarella and topped with more mozzarella.
Rating

An easy family favorite.

Notes: Most recipes called for a jarred sauce. I really couldn’t do it. But you could if you want. Also, more cheese is always good.

Start by chopping one medium onion, add to one pound Italian Sausage and one tablespoon minced garlic. Brown over medium high heat. About 10 minutes. At the same time cook one pound penne pasta according to package instructions and drain. Preheat oven to 375.

Add 28 oz. crushed tomatoes, 2 t basil, 1 t salt, 1/2 t pepper, 1/2 t crushed red pepper, 1/2 t oregano, and 1/4 t sugar. Turn to low and simmer for a few minutes.

Cut 8 oz of mozzarella into 1/2 inch cubes.

Add the sauce to the pasta. Add the cubed mozzarella and 1 cup of shredded mozzarella. Mix well.

Add to a casserole pan and top with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella.

Bake at 375 until golden brown. About 30 minutes.

Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage

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A quick and easy pasta dish with spicy Italian Sausage. Made from scratch with a tasty homemade marinara sauce.

• CourseMain Course
• CuisineItalian

Servings	Prep Time
8	20 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings Prep Time 8 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage Votes: 1 Rating: 5 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe A quick and easy pasta dish with spicy Italian Sausage. Made from scratch with a tasty homemade marinara sauce. CourseMain Course CuisineItalian Servings Prep Time 8 20 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Servings Prep Time 8 20 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound Italian sausage
• 1 onion medium chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic minced
• 1 pound penne pasta
• 28 oz crushed tomatoes
• 2 teaspoon dry basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 8 oz mozzarella cubed 1/2 inch
• 8 oz mozzarella shredded

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Units:MetricUS Imperial

Instructions

1. Start by chopping one medium onion, add to one pound Italian Sausage and one tablespoon minced garlic. Brown over medium high heat. About 10 minutes. At the same time cook one pound penne pasta according to package instructions and drain. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Add 28 oz. crushed tomatoes, 2 t basil, 1 t salt, 1/2 t pepper, 1/2 t crushed red pepper, 1/2 t oregano, and 1/4 t sugar. Turn to low and simmer for a few minutes
3. Cut 8 oz of mozzarella into 1/2 inch cubes.
4. Add the sauce to the pasta. Add the cubed mozzarella and 1 cup of shredded mozzarella. Mix well.
5. Add to a casserole pan and top with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella.
6. Bake at 375 until golden brown. About 30 minutes.

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All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

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Last Updated
July 8, 2016