Baked Ziti with Johnsonville Italian Sausage

Name: Baked Ziti with Johnsonville Italian Sausage
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 794 grams crushed plum tomatoes; 946 milliliters ziti, cooked al dente; 1 small eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 59 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 560 grams package Johnsonville® Sweet Italian Sausage, casings removed (can use mild or hot sausage); 79 milliliters chopped kalamata olives; 5 servings Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 118 milliliters shredded parmesan cheese; 118 milliliters red wine; 591 milliliters shredded mozzarella cheese

Baked Ziti with Johnsonville Italian Sausage might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 966 calories, 42g of protein, and 61g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 5. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have basil, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente.

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Drain and rinse in cold water, cover and set aside.

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Position a rack in the upper third of an oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

In a 12-inch nonstick fry pan.

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Frying Pan

Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

Add decased sausage and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink and cooked through about 5-7 minutes.

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Sausage

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Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl.

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Using the same pan, heat 4 teaspoons of the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Add the eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and the edges are starting to brown, about 6-8 minutes.

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Eggplant

Remove from heat and transfer to the bowl with the sausage.

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Set the same pan over medium heat and warm the remaining 2 teaspoon olive oil.

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Add the onion and cook until softened.

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Onion

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

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Add the wine, increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring to scrape up any brown bits. Cook until the liquid is almost evaporated, about 3 minutes.

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Wine

Add the can of crushed tomatoes and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.

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Crushed Tomatoes

In the bowl with the eggplant and sausage, add the cooked pasta, basil, olives, 2 cups of the mozzarella and the tomato sauce and mix to combine; season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Cooked Pasta

Tomato Sauce

Mozzarella

Eggplant

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Olives

Basil

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Transfer this mixture to a 9x13" lightly oiled baking dish (or the oven proof 12 inch fry pan).

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Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella and the parmesan cheese on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and broil for 2-4 minutes, keeping a close eye, until the cheese is lightly golden.

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