Baked Ziti
Baked Ziti
Submitted By: RecipeRodeo.com
Recipe Type: Pasta
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Ingredients
- 16 oz. ziti pasta
- 1 lb. Italian sausage links
- 2 medium carrots, cut into ½" slices
- 2 medium celery stalks, cut into ½" slices
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1½ c. milk
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 28 oz. tomatoes, canned, crushed
- 1 tsp. sugar
- ½ tsp. dried basil
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- 16 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- In sauce pot, prepare ziti according to package directions. Drain ziti and return to sauce pot.
- Meanwhile, remove casings from Italian-sausage links. Cook sausage meat until well browned, stirring occasionally to break up sausage. With slotted spoon, remove sausage meat to bowl.
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- In drippings remaining in skillet, over medium-high heat, cook carrots, celery, and onion, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are golden and almost tender.
- In 2-cup measure or medium bowl, whisk milk and flour until smooth and stir into vegetable mixture in skillet. Add crushed tomatoes, sugar, dried basil, and pepper; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reserve 1 cup shredded mozzarella for topping. Mix pasta, vegetable mixture, sausage, and remaining mozzarella cheese. Spoon mixture into deep 3-quart casserole dish and sprinkle with reserved mozzarella cheese.
- Cover dish and bake 15 to 20 minutes until cheese melts and mixture is hot and bubbly.