Lasagna-style baked ziti with Italian sausage
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- ½ lb Italian sausages
- ¼ cup white onion
- 2 tbsp fresh minced garlic
- 1 can canned tomatoes
- 1 lb rigatoni
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- olive oil
Slice open the Italian sausages, remove the casings and fry the meat in a hot pan with a splash of olive oil until cooked through and crisp at the edges; set aside.
Finely chop the white onion and mince the garlic; cook them lightly in the same pan until tender.
Add the canned tomatoes and cook down a few minutes over medium heat; season with salt, black pepper, dried oregano and a pinch of sugar.
- salt
- black pepper
- dried oregano
- sugar
Continue cooking until reduced by about half; check the seasoning.
- salted boiling water
Cook the rigatoni in salted boiling water until just under al dente, since it cooks further in the oven; strain.
- parmesan cheese
Layer in a baking tray: pasta, crispy sausage, mozzarella and dollops of ricotta; repeat one or two more times.
- fresh ricotta
Top with a good sprinkling of dried oregano and bake at 375F for 10 to 15 minutes until melted and hot in the middle.