Baked Macaroni Delight

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb bulk sweet italian sausage link
• 16 ounces ziti pasta or 16 ounces rigatoni pasta or 16 ounces pasta shells
• 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 16 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese
• 1 (28 ounce) jar favorite pasta sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*.
• 2 pan brown sausage until tender, drain and cool, then crumble coarsely.
• 3 cook pasta until just tender, 2 minutes less than package directions.
• 4 drain, rinse in cold water and rinse again.
• 5 combine sausage, ricotta, 1 cup of mozzarella, 1/4 cup grated parmesan or romano and 1/2 cup pasta sauce and mix well.
• 6 mix this into the drained pasta.
• 7 cover the bottom of a large baking pan or casserole with a layer of pasta sauce, then a third of the pasta mixture and a sprinkle of mozzarella.
• 8 repeat layers until all the ingredients are used, ending with the last of the mozzarella cheese and the grated parmesan or romano.
• 9 bake in a preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes until cheese on top is light brown and bubbling.