Complete Italian Sunday Dinner

Name: Complete Italian Sunday Dinner
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Hot sausage; 2 lb Ground beef; 2 each Eggs; 28 oz Can of tomato purée; 28 oz Tomato sauce; 28 oz Diced tomatoes; 6 oz Tomato paste; 15 oz Ricotta cheese; 12 oz Mozzarella cheese; 2 tbsp Thyme; 2 tbsp Minced garlic; 2 tbsp Oregano; 1 tsp Basil; 2 Bay leafs; 1 Onion; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 dash Grated cheese; 1 pinch Salt; 1 pinch Pepper; 1 pinch Hot pepper flakes; 1 lb Ziti; 1 loaf Italian bread

Beth Rodgers @cook_3117914

Pine Hill, New Jersey

Ok I super hope some1 makes this and enjoys! I absolutely love making this.... It's best on cold winter days but still is delishhh on the hot days as well :)

Beth Rodgers @cook_3117914

Pine Hill, New Jersey

Ok I super hope some1 makes this and enjoys! I absolutely love making this.... It's best on cold winter days but still is delishhh on the hot days as well :)

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Ingredients

6 servings

1 lbHot sausage
2 lbGround beef
2 eachEggs
28 ozCan of tomato purée
28 ozTomato sauce
28 ozDiced tomatoes
6 ozTomato paste
15 ozRicotta cheese
12 ozMozzarella cheese
2 tbspThyme
2 tbspMinced garlic
2 tbspOregano
1 tspBasil
2Bay leafs
1Onion
1 tspSugar
1 dashGrated cheese
1 pinchSalt
1 pinchPepper
1 pinchHot pepper flakes
1 lbZiti
1 loafItalian bread

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Steps

1

Dump the Purée,Paste,Sauce,and Diced tomatoes in your crock pot.... Add 1 tablespoon of the oregano,1 tablespoon Minced garlic, 2 bay leafs, chopped onion, 1 tablespoon Thyme, teaspoon of sugar, salt, pepper, grated cheese,pepper flakes,basil and give a good stir
2

Take your hot sausage and place it on a grease pan and place in a preheated oven at 375 for 30 minutes
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After the 30 minutes remove the sausage from the oven and cut it in half
4

Put the pieces of sausage in your crock pot with the sauce and give it a stir
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Place ground beef in a large bowl add in a cracked egg, handful of bread crumbs,1 tablespoon minced garlic, 1 table spoon oregano, 1 tablespoon thyme, Salt, Pepper
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Mix up beef mixture until all is combined
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Roll your meatballs size of your liking
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Place your meatballs on a grease pan and place in the preheated 350°F oven for 30 minutes
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After your meatballs are complete remove from oven
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Place your meatballs in your crockpot I use tongs to drop them in so that I can shake off or make sure there is no grease still on them...
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Cover and cook on low for 8 hours
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Boil your water
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Cook your pasta until it's a little under done and drain
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In a bowl mix your ricotta cheese,1/2 teaspoon basil,1/2 teaspoon oregano, salt, pepper,cracked egg, and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese and mix up
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Add your noodles to the cheese mixture
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Spray bottom of baking dish with nonstick and dump in your cheesed noodles and even out
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Add on top of the noodles the rest of the bag of mozzarella cheese and place in a preheated 360°F oven
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Cook your ziti for about 25 minutes until it's hot throughout looking a little toasted on top
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Cut your loaf of bread completely in half and place on baking sheet
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Melt enough butter to coat your bread
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Brush your butter on the bread
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Spread on your wanted amount of minced garlic and shake on some garlic powder across the bread
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Place in the oven with your ziti for about 15 minutes until your garlic looks toasted on top
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Plate it all and I soooo hope you enjoy!