Baked Pasta With Sausage, Tomatoes, And Cheese

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb uncooked ziti pasta (short tube-shaped pasta)
• 1 lb hot italian turkey sausage link
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• cooking spray
• 1 cup shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. drain pasta; set aside.
• 3 remove casings from sausage. cook sausage, onion, and garlic in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until sausage is browned, stirring to crumble. add tomato paste, salt, black pepper, and diced tomatoes to pan; bring to boil. cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 combine cooked pasta, sausage mixture, and basil. place half of the pasta mixture in a 4-quart casserole coated with cooking spray. top with half mozzarella and half of parmesan. repeat layers. bake at 350°f for 25 minutes or until bubbly.