Garden Baked Ziti with Sausage

Name: Garden Baked Ziti with Sausage
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package ziti pasta; 1 lb Italian sausage; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 cups mushrooms, diced; 2 zucchini, halved, sliced; 4 handfuls fresh spinach; 1 egg, beaten; 32 oz. Ricotta cheese; 2 jars marinara sauce; 1.5 lbs mozzarella cheese; 1 cup shredded parmesan; Fresh basil

jessicadpaxton @jessicaDP

Austin, Texas

I'm ALWAYS looking for a clever way to slip in veggies to my kids... this one is a no brainer. Definitely not low-cal... but it's good for tummy love!

jessicadpaxton @jessicaDP

Austin, Texas

I'm ALWAYS looking for a clever way to slip in veggies to my kids... this one is a no brainer. Definitely not low-cal... but it's good for tummy love!

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Ingredients

1 packageziti pasta
1 lbItalian sausage
1 tablespoonolive oil
3 clovesgarlic, minced
2 cupsmushrooms, diced
2zucchini, halved, sliced
4 handfulsfresh spinach
1egg, beaten
32 oz.Ricotta cheese
2 jarsmarinara sauce
1.5 lbsmozzarella cheese
1 cupshredded parmesan
Fresh basil

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Steps

1

Break up and brown sausage in a large skillet pan, drain, set aside, reserved drippings
2

Add oil to pan and saute veggies adding in order, zucchini, mushrooms and garlic. Until slightly tender. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from pan, set aside.
3

Saute spinach until slightly wilted, set aside with veggies to cool
4

Boil ziti in salted water 7 mins, drain, set aside
5

In a large mixing bowl mix egg, ricotta, 1 lb mozzarella, sausage, veggies, pasta, and 1 jar of sauce
6

Add mix to a large slightly greased casserole dish. Top with pasta sauce, remaining mozzarella, and parmesan
7

Bake, covered, in a 375 degree oven for about 1 hour, uncovering at the end so the cheese can brown.
8

Garnish with fresh basil