I know, I know, I've been horrible about posting still...but oh, well. I'm still doing the challenge. :-)
Wednesday night I made baked ziti. Usually I make baked ziti with no meat in it. I decided to do it a little different this time, I used some hot Italian sausage in it. I first tried to cut up the sausage before cooking it, but it only took a bit of a slice before I realized that wouldn't work. So...out comes the skillet to fry up a couple of sausages. I'm not usually a fan of spicy foods, but DB likes them and I must admit, I'm beginning to have an easier time with the heat. The sausages didn't taste too hot for me.
I also was able to use up more of the pasta sauce I made last week.
Baked Ziti
1 package ziti with ridges
3 hot Italian sausages
3-4 cups pasta sauce (to taste)
1 bag mozzarella cheese
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil.
- While the water is heating up, cook the sausages in a skillet, turning occasionally.
- When water is boiling, add pasta and cook until softer, but still firm.
- Cut the sausages into bite-sized pieces.
- Strain the pasta and mix in sausage.
- Pour pasta, sausage, and sauce into a baking dish (I used a 9"x13" pan), making sure the sauce is over all the pasta.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over pasta until covered.
- Spray aluminum foil with non-stick spray and cover dish. Put in oven for approximately 30 minutes or until cheese is melted. Foil may be removed for final minutes to brown the cheese.
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