Beautiful Baked Ziti Recipe
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Beautiful Baked Ziti

By: The Kitchen at Johnsonville Sausage 
"Any dinner table benefits from the addition of this great Italian flavor!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (2)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (19.76 ounce) package Johnsonville® Italian Sweet Sausage Links
  • 8 ounces penne or rigatoni dry pasta, cooked according to package
  • 1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen garlic bread, thawed & sliced into 12 slices
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 12 fresh whole basil leaves
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced into 12 slices

Directions

  1. Prepare Johnsonville Sausage according to package directions and coin slice.
  2. In a large bowl, mix cooked sausage, cooked pasta, pasta sauce, water, chopped basil, garlic, Parmesan cheese and pepper. Toss gently. Place mixture into a greased 9-inch x 13-inch pan. Place twelve slices of garlic bread on top of mixture and cover with mozzarella. Dip tomato in olive oil and place on each bread slice.
  3. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes or until heated through. Tuck basil leaf slightly under each tomato. Let stand ten minutes to help set before slicing and serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 493 | Total Fat: 29.7g | Cholesterol: 47mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2011 by Mzjones   view full review
I like this recipe, I had been wanting some food from Olive Garden for the longest and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2012 by lululps   view full review
This was extremely easy to make and tasted amazing! I made it for a friend's birthday party...

 

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