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Comfort Food-Baked Ziti
Cook's notes: A simple homemade dish that's sure to please the whole family. What's not to like about cheesy goodness that tastes a lot like lasagna but easier to assemble. It serves 6 and recipe adapted from cookingclassy.com
My family loved it and next day leftovers tasted just as good as the first day.
My family loved it and next day leftovers tasted just as good as the first day.
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cup diced sweet onions
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 TB. olive oil
- 1 lb. mild or hot sweet Italian sausage
- 3/4 tsp. sugar
- 1- 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 1-14.5 oz. can petite diced tomatoes, garlic and basil
- 1/3 cup packed fresh basil or 2 TB. dried basil
- 2 TB. dried parsley, divided
- 1 tsp. dried Italian seasonings
- 1-15 oz. low fat or skim ricotta cheese
- 1 large beaten egg
- 1 package 12 oz. Italian Cheeses (mozzarella, Provolone, Romano, Asiago)
- 2/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
- 12 oz. dried zita pasta or whole wheat penne
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray with cooking spray 13 x 9 baking dish or 3 qt. size dish. Set aside.
- In a deep skillet heat oil and saute onions for 2 minutes, add in garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Add in sausage, cook meat and use a fork to break meat up. Move meat/onion mixture to side of pan and wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes, petite tomatoes, sugar, 1 TB parsley flakes, 2 TB. basil and 1 tsp. Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil on low heat and simmer 15 minutes.
- Cook pasta in boiling water al dente and drain.
- In a mixing bowl add beaten egg, ricotta cheese, 1 TB parsley flakes and 1 -1/2 cups Italian cheeses and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Mix well.
- Spread 1-1/3 cups red sauce on bottom, 1/2 of the cooked pasta and large spoonfuls of ricotta cheese. Slightly flatten ricotta cheese mixture over pasta.
- Spoon remaining sauce over pasta layer. Sprinkle top evenly with 1-1/2 cups Italian cheeses and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
- Tent baking dish with foil and bake 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes longer.
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