Cheesy Baked Ziti

Name: Cheesy Baked Ziti
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box ziti noodles; 8 cup water; 1 dash salt; 1 lb spicy sausage; 1 medium sized onion; 4 clove garlic; 2 can tomato paste; 1 can tomato sauce; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp italian seasoning; 1 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional - I like to spice it up!); 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp fresh parsley; 2 cup parmesan cheese; 3 cup mozzerella cheese

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Ingredients

30 mins

6 servings

1 boxziti noodles
8 cupwater
1 dashsalt
1 lbspicy sausage
1 mediumsized onion
4 clovegarlic
2 cantomato paste
1 cantomato sauce
1 cupwater
1 tbspitalian seasoning
1 tsporegano
1/2 tspgarlic powder
1/2 tspcayenne pepper (optional - I like to spice it up!)
1/2 tspsalt
2 tbspfresh parsley
2 cupparmesan cheese
3 cupmozzerella cheese

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Steps

30 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350°
2

In a large pot add water, salt, and ziti noodles. Cook til al dente, drain and set aside. (I toss with a tsp. oil to prevent sticking)
3

In skillet or medium pot, over medium heat, add sausage and onion and cook til brown then drain.
4

Add garlic to sausage and onion and give a stir to soften.
5

Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, and 1 cup water to sausage mixture. Stir until mixture is smooth.
6

Add Italian seasoning, oregano, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt.
7

Bring sauce to a slow boil and turn down to simmer for 5-10 minutes.
8

Add fresh parsley and stir.
9

In 9×11 baking dish add noodles, sauce, 2 cups parmesan cheese and 2 cups mozzarella cheese. Stir all until thoroughly mixed.
10

Top with 1 cup remaining mozzerella cheese.
11

Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
12

Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes and serve.