Baked Ziti With Sausage

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I like to use the sauce as a base and change the meat and pasta. Easy to put together and rarely leftovers! Stacey

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 440f.

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In a large saucepan heat olive oil add yellow onion and cook until tender.

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Add sausage , continue to cook for 2 minutes.

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Add tomatoes , oregano and basil.

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Simmer sauce on low in a large bowl , combine ricotta cheese , salt , parsley and parmesan cheese.

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Set aside.

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In a large pot of boling salted water , cook pasta until it is not quite al dente.

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Drain pasta and combine with ricotta cheese mixture.

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Remove sauce from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

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After cooling , add sauce to pasta / ricotta mixture and mix well.

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Pour mixture into a 4-5 quart baking dish.

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Spread mozzarella cheese evenly over pasta.

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Bake until cheese begins to brown , about 20 minutes.

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Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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Ingredients

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olive oil, yellow onion, italian sausages, tomatoes, dried oregano, dried basil, ricotta cheese, salt, fresh parsley, parmesan cheese, ziti pasta, mozzarella cheese