Baked Ziti With Sausage Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 Ig. can whole peeled tomatoes | ||
| 2 sm. cans tomato paste | ||
| Onion | 1 Medium, chopped (Sauce) | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced (Sauce) | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon (Sauce) | |
| Sugar | 1 Tablespoon (Sauce) | |
| Basil | 1 Teaspoon (Sauce) | |
| Oregano | 1 Teaspoon (Sauce) | |
| Parsley | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Sauce) | |
| Oil | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (Sauce) | |
| 2 lb. Italian sweet sausage | ||
| Beef | 1/2 Pound, chopped (Sauce) | |
| Ziti | 1 Pound (Ziti:) | |
| Ricotta cheese | 1/2 Pound (Ziti:) | |
| Mozzarella | 1/2 Pound (Ziti:) | |
Directions
Place all sauce ingredients except sausage in a large pot.
Blanche sausage in oven or skillet.
Cook sauce 3 hrs. on low heat stirring occasionally.
Be careful not to burn.
Refrigerate overnight.
Remove sausage and slice in 1/8-inch pieces.
Cook ziti noodles al dente.
Remove from pot and cool with cold water.
Return to a cool pot.
Add ricotta cheese and sauce to the ziti to make desired consistency not too wet.
Mix in sausage slices.
Place in baking dish and top with sliced mozzarella.
Bake at 350° for 1 hr.
Blanche sausage in oven or skillet.
Cook sauce 3 hrs. on low heat stirring occasionally.
Be careful not to burn.
Refrigerate overnight.
Remove sausage and slice in 1/8-inch pieces.
Cook ziti noodles al dente.
Remove from pot and cool with cold water.
Return to a cool pot.
Add ricotta cheese and sauce to the ziti to make desired consistency not too wet.
Mix in sausage slices.
Place in baking dish and top with sliced mozzarella.
Bake at 350° for 1 hr.
Chef
