Baked Ziti with Sausage Peppers and Onions
By
Deneece Gursky
@Smokeygirlxo
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Ingredients
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FOR SAUCE
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·2 cans each of hunts suaces (four cheese, traditional,sausage, garlic and herb, basil and garlic, garlic and onion
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·20 sausage links (i used half hot and half mild)
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·4 very large green peppers
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·2 very large onions
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·1 8oz bag of shredded mozzerella cheese
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·salt pepper garlic powder onion powder to taste
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·1 1/2 c parmesan cheese
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FOR PASTA
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·4 1lb boxes ziti
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·oil
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TOPPING
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·1 12 0z bag shredded mozzerella
How to Make Baked Ziti with Sausage Peppers and Onions
- Bake sausage in oven on 350 until completely cooked thru. Then slice each link on the diagonal into bite size pieces
- In large pot on stove top add all sauces and bring to a boil. Once at a boil lower heat to a simmer.
- Add mozzerella cheese and parmesan cheese and seasonings
- Cut peppers into 1/2 inch strips and add to sauce
- Cut onions into medium sized chunks and add to sauce
- Add sausage to sauce. Continue to simmer sauce several hours until all flavors blend together well
- In a seperate large pot boil enough water for the pasta. add oil to boil water and then add pasta. stir well and cook to al dente only
- Drain pasta and ladle out some of the sauce into the bottom of a large baking pan Dont put sausage in ). Add some pasta and toss in sauce, continue this till all pasta has been added using additinal sauce when needed.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese over entire top of pasta and then sprinkle mozzerella on top to completely cover. Cover pan with tin foil making tent in center.
- Bake in preheated 350 degree oven till heated thru and cheese is melted.
- Serve pasta topped with additional sauce, sausge and peppers and onions.
- Add a salad and some homemade garlic parmesan rolls for a perfect meal