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Baked Ziti with Sausage on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Baked Ziti with Sausage

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb dry ziti
  • 1 tbsp fine salt for pasta water
  • 1 lb mild Italian pork sausage casings removed
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds lightly crushed
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes 28 oz
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup jarred roasted red pepper strips drained
  • 1/4 tsp fine salt for sauce
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 8 oz provolone grated, divided
  • 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 375°F. Cook sausage and onion in large skillet 9 to 11 minutes, crumbling coarsely, to 160°F. Drain excess fat.
  2. Stir garlic and fennel 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, water, peppers, sauce salt, and black pepper; simmer 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, boil ziti with tablespoon salt to 3 minutes short of package time; drain. Fold pasta and half provolone into sauce.
  4. Transfer to deep 9-by-13-inch dish; top with remaining provolone and Parmesan. Foil-cover; bake 25 minutes.
  5. Uncover; bake 8 to 10 minutes until center 165°F and cheese lightly browned. Rest 10 minutes before spooning into bowls.