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Ingredients
- 1 pound ziti noodles
- 1 pound sweet turkey sausage, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
- 2 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes with seasonings (green pepper and onion or garlic and oregano, or any flavor you want)
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 1 (15-ounce) container regular or part-skim ricotta cheese
- 4 cups grated part-skim mozzarella cheese, reserve 1 cup, for topping
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a hot skillet over medium heat until golden brown on all sides. Add tomatoes, thyme and rosemary and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and garlic powder and mix well. Spoon 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 4-quart casserole dish. Top with half of the cooked ziti. Top with half of the cheese mixture. Top with 1 cup of the tomato sauce. Repeat layers (remaining ziti and remaining cheese mixture). Top with remaining tomato sauce. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese over top. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 more minutes, until cheese is golden and bubbly.
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By mrspuma
on January 21, 2013
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This was a great meal...I added some salt, pepper and italian seasoning for taste with the diced tomatoes...Next time I will need to add sauce or something because it was a bit dry...But other than that it was yummy!!!
By mimi -10955118
Pittsburgh, PA
on January 06, 2013
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I cut all of the ingredients in 1/2 with the exception of the sausage. I also added 8oz of sautéed portabella mushrooms. Instead of layering the ingredients, I mixed them all together and then put them in a casserole dish. It came great!
By nessar
Austin, TX
on January 02, 2013
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It was GREAT! My husband and boys LOVED it! I did make one modification. When preparing for the first time I realized it looked a little dry since the sauce wasn't very saucy so I added one can (I believe it was 26 1/2oz can of Del Monte Traditional spaghetti sauce. I combine the can of sauce to the sauce that this recipe calls for. When layering I add half the combined sauce to the first layer and the other half to the second layer. This modification was PERFECT for my family!!! I've made this for several family get togethers and it's a hit!
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