ITALIAN SAUSAGE BAKED ZITI

Italian Sausage Baked Ziti image

Provided by CelebrationFL

Categories Meat

Time 45m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 lb ziti pasta, cooked al dente and drained (8 minutes)
1 onion, chopped
1 lb Italian sausage (removed from casing)
1 (3 lb) jar spaghetti sauce
4 slices provolone cheese
8 ounces ricotta cheese
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Steps:

Brown the meat and the onion and drain fat.
Return the meat and onion back to the pan and add the spaghetti sauce and simmer for 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Layer ingredients in a square baking dish.
1 cup of the sauce mixture on the bottom, then half of the pasta, provolone cheese slices, ricotta cheese spread over the provolone cheese.
Then add half of the remaining sauce mixture, the remaining pasta, mozzarella cheese, the remaining sauce, and then top with parmesan cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes and you may want to bake it on a cookie sheet to prevent splatters in your oven.