Baked Ziti

I figured this would be a fitting post to follow my homemade marinara, since it’s what makes this dish SUPER easy and delicious.

All I do is set a portion of sauce out to thaw over night, and it’s ready to go the next day!

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups of sauce, following the recipe in the link above
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 box of pasta, I use rigatoni or penne
1 lb of your favorite sausage, I use Isernio's brand because they make chicken sausage, which we LOVE
1 small tub of ricotta, mixed with an egg
Mozzarella and parmesan for topping

DIRECTIONS:

Cook the pasta, drain it and distribute it evenly into a baking dish.

Cook the sausage, add the pepper and cook until soft, then add the thawed sauce, or whatever sauce you choose to use…

Combine everything in the baking dish, mixing in scoops of ricotta as you go.

Top with mozzarella and parmesan and bake at 350 until bubbly and melted!

Enjoy!