Baked Ziti Our Way

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb chicken sausage (sub sweet or hot italian sausage)
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 28 ounces diced tomatoes
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 6 ounces tomato paste (i have left this out before it's fine)
• 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup wine
• basil
• oregano
• salt
• garlic powder
• fennel seed (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 lb penne, cooked al dente (should be a little undercooked)

Recipe

• 1 saute onion, garlic and sausage in olive oil until sausage is browned. drain if you have lots of grease (i don't because of the chicken).
• 2 add tomatoes, shrooms, wine, chicken broth, herbs and spices to taste.
• 3 simmer for about an hour (or as long as you want).
• 4 stir in pasta, cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/2 cup parmesan.
• 5 pour into a large greased baking dish and top with mozzarella and parmesan.
• 6 bake at 350 for about 30 mins, broil for the last few to really brown the cheeses and get that crust.
• 7 let sit 10 minutes before serving.
• 8 *this freezes well if you freeze before baking.