Beautiful Baked Ziti

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From johnsonville, but you could sub turkey or vegetarian italian sausage, too, i imagine.

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Steps

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Cook sausage , and slice into coins.

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In a large bowl , mix the cooked sausage , pasta , sauce , water , chopped basil , garlic , parmesan and pepper , and toss gently.

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Spread into a greased 9x13 pan.

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Place the 12 slices of bread on top of the mixture , and cover the bread with the shredded mozzarella.

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Dip tomato slices in olive oil and place on the bread slices.

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Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes , or until heated through.

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After removing from oven , carefully place basil leaves slightly under each tomato slice.

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Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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Ingredients

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italian sausage, penne pasta, pasta sauce, water, fresh basil, fresh garlic, parmesan cheese, black pepper, garlic bread, mozzarella cheese, olive oil, basil leaves, roma tomatoes