Description
Ziti is layered with sausage, ricotta, mozzarella and tomato sauce, then baked until bubbling.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package ziti pasta
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage, casings removed
- 2 (24 ounce) jars marinara sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil, divided
- 12 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning, divided
- 1 dash salt and pepper
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- Place sausage in a large
- deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain
- crumble and set aside. In a large saucepan
- heat marinara with 1 teaspoon basil until bubbling. In a medium bowl
- mix together ricotta
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper.
- Spread bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish with sauce. Layer 1/2 of the ziti
- 1/2
- the sausage
- 1/2 of the ricotta
- and 1/2 the mozzarella. Spoon half of the sauce over top. Repeat layers. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 teaspoons basil and Italian seasoning.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 8