Who wants Ziti

Name: Who wants Ziti
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Fresh Chopped Basil; 1 egg; 3 garlic cloves; 1 lb ziti noodles; 1 pack Johnsonville Chicken Sausage Cajun Style (use whichever youd like); 1 lb Jimmy dean turkey crumbled sausage; 1 Can Hunts basil, garlic and oregano diced tomatoes or whichever you prefer; 12 1/2 oz Marinara Sauce; 1/2 cup diced onion; 1 pack Hormel Turkey Pepperoni; as needed or preferred basil; 2 tablespoon Italian seasoning; as needed or preferred garlic powder; 12 1/2 oz Ragu 6 cheese Spaghetti Sauce; 1/2 cup Ricotta Cheese; 3 cups Italian 6 cheese shredded blend; 1 cup sharp cheddar; 1/2 cup cottage cheese; 1 cup gouda cheese

Ayanaji @cook_3097902

Who wants Ziti

Ayanaji @cook_3097902

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Ingredients

Fresh Chopped Basil
1egg
3garlic cloves
1 lbziti noodles
1 packJohnsonville Chicken Sausage Cajun Style (use whichever youd like)
1 lbJimmy dean turkey crumbled sausage
1 CanHunts basil, garlic and oregano diced tomatoes or whichever you prefer
12 1/2 ozMarinara Sauce
1/2 cupdiced onion
1 packHormel Turkey Pepperoni
as needed or preferred basil
2 tablespoonItalian seasoning
as needed or preferred garlic powder
12 1/2 ozRagu 6 cheese Spaghetti Sauce
1/2 cupRicotta Cheese
3 cupsItalian 6 cheese shredded blend
1 cupsharp cheddar
1/2 cupcottage cheese
1 cupgouda cheese

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Steps

1

Preheat your oven to 375
2

Cook your ziti according to what the box states yet DO NOT COOK IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
3

Rinse your noodles with cool water, drain them and then put them to the side
4

In a skillet brown the meat over medium heat.
5

Add onions, garlic, and Italian seasoning and cook until onions are slightly tender.
6

Drain the fat and return to heat
Stir in the diced tomatoes, marinara sauce and spaghetti sauce. Put a cup of meat sauce for later use. Bring sauce mixture to a boil reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
7

In large bowl stir together beaten egg, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, 1-2 tablespoons fresh basil and 1½ cups of Italian blend cheese.Throw in the noodles and stir gently until noodles are coated.Add in the reserved cup of cooled meat sauce.
8

In a dish of your choosing spread out a thin layer of meat sauce.Top off with half of the noodle mixture. Next layer on half of the meat mixture. Sprinkle with the mixed cheddar cheeses and then lay on the slices of smoked gouda. Top off with the remaining noodle mixture and remaining meat sauce . Top off with remaining Italian cheese blend.
9

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese youre pleased some like ot bubbly some like theres somewhat browned/crispy.
10

Garnish with lots of chopped fresh basil. Let the ziti sit before serving. Though that tends not to happen much at my house 😊