Baked Ziti with Sweet Turkey Sausage

Name: Baked Ziti with Sweet Turkey Sausage
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 kilograms diced tomatoes with seasonings (green pepper and onion or garlic and oregano, or any flavor you want); 2 teaspoons dried rosemary; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan; 946 milliliters grated part-skim mozzarella cheese, reserve 1 cup, for topping; 425 grams regular or part-skim ricotta cheese; 454 grams sweet turkey sausage, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices; 454 grams ziti noodles

Baked Ziti with Sweet Turkey Sausage might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This main course has 383 calories, 28g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up tomatoes, rosemary, part-skim mozzarella cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Cook pasta according to package directions.

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Pasta

Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a hot skillet over medium heat until golden brown on all sides.

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Sausage

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Frying Pan

Add tomatoes, thyme and rosemary and simmer 5 minutes.

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Rosemary

Tomato

Thyme

Remove from heat. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and garlic powder and mix well. Spoon 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 4-quart casserole dish. Top with half of the cooked ziti. Top with half of the cheese mixture. Top with 1 cup of the tomato sauce. Repeat layers (remaining ziti and remaining cheese mixture). Top with remaining tomato sauce.

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Mozzarella

Ricotta Cheese

Garlic Powder

Tomato Sauce

Ziti

Cheese

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Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese over top. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 more minutes, until cheese is golden and bubbly.

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Parmesan

Mozzarella

Cheese

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Servings:

2kilograms

diced tomatoes with seasonings (green pepper and onion or garlic and oregano, or any flavor you want)2teaspoons

dried rosemary 2teaspoons

dried thyme 1teaspoon

garlic powder 118milliliters

grated Parmesan 946milliliters

grated part-skim mozzarella cheese, reserve 1 cup, for topping 425grams

regular or part-skim ricotta cheese 454grams

sweet turkey sausage, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices 454grams

ziti noodles

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. 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. You could try Rodano Vigna Viacosta Chianti Classico. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 30 dollars per bottle.