Garden Baked Ziti with Sausage Serve this Baked Ziti with a simple garden salad and crusty French bread. It is an easy friend and family favorite and serves quite a crowd. No worries if you don't have a big crowd to feed because leftovers heat up like a dream.

Ingredients of Garden Baked Ziti with Sausage

  1. It's 1 package of ziti pasta.
  2. Prepare 1 lb of Italian sausage.
  3. It's 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  4. You need 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
  5. It's 2 cups of mushrooms, diced.
  6. It's 2 of zucchini, halved, sliced.
  7. Prepare 4 handfuls of fresh spinach.
  8. It's 1 of egg, beaten.
  9. You need 32 oz. of Ricotta cheese.
  10. Prepare 2 jars of marinara sauce.
  11. Prepare 1.5 lbs of mozzarella cheese.
  12. Prepare 1 cup of shredded parmesan.
  13. You need of Fresh basil.

Garden Baked Ziti with Sausage step by step

  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.

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