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Beautiful Baked Ziti
Any dinner table benefits from the addition of this great Italian flavor!
Ingredients
- 1 pkg.
-
8
oz.
penne or rigatoni dry pasta, cooked according to package
-
1
jar
(26 oz.) pasta sauce
-
3/4
cup
water
-
1
Tbsp.
fresh basil, chopped
-
1
Tbsp.
fresh garlic, chopped
-
1/2
cup
Parmesan cheese, freshly shredded
-
1/4
tsp.
black pepper
-
1
pkg.
(10 oz.) frozen garlic bread, thawed & sliced into 12 slices
-
3
cups
(12 oz.) mozzarella cheese, shredded
-
1/2
cup
olive oil
-
12
fresh whole basil leaves
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2
Roma tomatoes, sliced into 12 slices
Directions
Prepare Johnsonville Sausage according to package directions and coin slice.
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" x 13" 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.
Bake uncovered at 400°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.