Description
This is quite possibly the one thing that I am constantly asked to make. This is a ziti with a lot of flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package dry ziti pasta
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage
- 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 large yellow onion, minced
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce, divided
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Italian cheese blend
- 1 teaspoon dried basil (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil over high heat. Stir in ziti and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered
- stirring occasionally
- until cooked through but still firm to the bite
- about 8 minutes. Drain well.
- While pasta is cooking
- heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage; cook and stir until brown
- about 10 minutes. Drain sausage and set aside.
- Stir together ricotta
- onion
- egg
- garlic
- and oregano in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in pasta
- sausage
- salt
- pepper
- and the half jar of spaghetti sauce; mix well.
- Cover the bottom of the prepared baking dish with 1/3 of the full jar spaghetti sauce. Layer with 1/2 of the pasta mixture
- 1/2 of the remaining spaghetti sauce
- and 1/2 of the shredded cheese. Repeat layers once more using remaining pasta
- sauce
- and cheese. Sprinkle basil over top and cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until heated through
- about 20 minutes. Uncover; return to the oven and bake until cheese is melted
- 5 to 10 more minutes.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 8