Recipe: Perfect Baked Ziti

Baked Ziti. Baked Ziti - classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses. Baked Ziti is a classic baked pasta dish. It's basically some kind of tomato or meat sauce baked in a dish with some kind of cheese and, of course, ziti noodles—unless you're me.

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Ingredients of Baked Ziti

1. It's of Ziti----------------------.
2. You need 1 pound of ziti pasta.
3. It's 4 quarts of water.
4. Prepare 1 tablespoon of salt.
5. You need 2 tablespoons of extra Virgin olive oil.
6. You need of Sauce--------------------.
7. It's 2 tablespoons of extra Virgin olive oil.
8. You need 1/2 cup of diced onions.
9. It's 28 ounces of tomato sauce.
10. You need 1 tablespoon of sugar.
11. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
12. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano.
13. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of dried basil.
14. It's 3 tablespoon of chopped parsley.
15. It's 3/4 cup of chopped portobello mushroom.
16. You need 1 tablespoon of minced garlic.
17. It's 2/3 cup of sliced olives black ripe.
18. It's 3/4 pound of smoked sausage.
19. It's 2/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
20. It's of Toppings----------------------.
21. It's 1 cup of shredded Swiss cheese.
22. You need 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.

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Baked Ziti instructions

1. Take two tablespoon extra Virgin olive oil and heat in a deep pan dice the onion and add to the oil. Add parsley, oregano, and basil. Sauté for 3 minutes along with the garlic..
2. In a pot add the 2 tablespoons salt and two tablespoon extra Virgin olive oil and water bring to a boil and add pasta..
3. Sauté the mushrooms, salt, sugar and tomato sauce..
4. Stir in the parmesan cheese. Simmer for 15 minutes..
5. Remove the casings from the sausage and slice on a bias.
6. Add the sausage to the sauce..
7. Drain and slice the olives.
8. Add sliced olives to the sauce, and stir in. Simmer for 7 minutes..
9. Add the pasta and stir in well.
10. Simmer for 8 minutes, then remove from heat..
11. Add the cheeses..
12. Put into cold oven. And turn on when you hear it beep and is up to temperature, bake for 25 minutes..
13. Let rest for 7 minutes and serve. I hope you enjoy!!.

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