welcome! two things have inspired us to create this blog. the first is that our friend colleen gave us a subscription to a cooking magazine with some great recipes. then we made a new year's resolution to eat at home more often. so this is just a fun way to share the recipes we try and the interesting events that always occur for us when cooking is involved.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Baked Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes and Cheese



Courtesy of Cooking Light Magazine (Dec. 07, pg. 205)

Ingedients:
1 (1-pound) package uncooked ziti (short tube-shaped pasta)
1 pound hot turkey Italian sausage links
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 (14.5 ounce) cans petite-diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
Cooking spray
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
1 cup (4 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Steps:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2) Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain pasta; set aside.

3) REmove casing from sausage. Cook sausage, onion, and garlic in a large nonsitck skillet over medium heat until sausage is browned, stirring to crumble. Add tomato paste, salt, black pepper, and diced tomatoes to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4) Combine cooked pasta, sausage mixture, and basil. Place half of te pasta mixture in a 4-quart casserole coated with cooking spray. Top with half of mozzarella and half of Parmesan. Repeat layers. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until bubbly.

Makes 8 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups).

Comments: This makes a whole lot. Yummy and perfect for Italian night. Can also use turkey sausage.

Rating:
5 high fives (out of 5)

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