Baked Ziti and Sausage

Name: Baked Ziti and Sausage
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 57 grams butter, cubed; 454 grams cups 4% cottage cheese; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 31 grams all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp minced fresh parsley; 472 milliliters 2% milk; 6 servings Paprika; 50 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese, divided; 113 grams cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 0 teaspoons pepper, divided; 2 teaspoons salt, divided; 227 grams Johnsonville® Mild Italian Sausage Links links; 180 grams uncooked ziti or other small tube pasta

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mediterranean food. Try making Baked Ziti and Sausage at home. For $1.56 per serving, you get This recipe from Taste of Home requires butter, part-skim mozzarella cheese, egg, and flour.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions.

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Pasta

Drain; place in a large bowl. In a small skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and cut into 1/2-in. slices.

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Sausage

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Frying Pan

Bowl

In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

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Butter

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat; stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan

Pour over pasta; toss to coat.

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Pasta

In a small bowl, combine the egg, cottage cheese, parsley, and remaining Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Spoon half of the pasta mixture into a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with cottage cheese mixture.

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Parmesan

Salt And Pepper

Cottage Cheese

Parsley

Pasta

Egg

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Add sausage to the remaining pasta mixture; spoon over the top.

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Sausage

Pasta

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and paprika.

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Mozzarella

Paprika

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

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Servings:

57grams

butter, cubed 454grams

cups 4% cottage cheese 1

egg, lightly beaten 31grams

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

minced fresh parsley 472milliliters

2% milk 6servings

Paprika 50milliliters

grated Parmesan cheese, divided 113grams

cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 0teaspoons

pepper, divided 2teaspoons

salt, divided 227grams

Johnsonville® Mild Italian Sausage Links links 180grams

uncooked ziti or other small tube pasta

Recommended wine: Chianti, Verdicchio, Trebbiano

Italian works really well with Chianti, Verdicchio, and Trebbiano. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. One wine you could try is Cecchi Chianti Classico. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.

Cecchi Chianti Classico

Chianti Classico is the flagship wine of the Cecchi family. The wine is characterized by an intense, ruby red color, which tends towards granite with aging. On the palate, it is harmonized by a dry, full flavor. On the nose, it is full, rich and vinous, characterized by hints of violets.