Baked Ziti with Sausage

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Baked Ziti with Sausage is an easy pasta recipe loaded with crumbled Italian sausage meat, marinara sauce, chunks of string cheese and shredded mozzarella.

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Baked Ziti with Sausage is a hearty dinner recipe the whole family will love.

This sausage pasta has chunks of melty string cheese throughout as well as shredded mozzarella on top to make it extra cheesy.

This baked ziti recipe takes about forty-five minutes from start to finish and serves six people.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don't miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this sausage ziti, I started by cooking some ziti noodles according to the instructions on the package.

Then I drained the pasta and set it aside.

I also chopped eight pieces of marble string cheese into cubes.

Then I dumped a pound of Italian sausage meat into a large pot over medium-high heat.

I crumbled the sausage meat well as it cooked.

Once the sausage meat was almost completely cooked, I added some diced yellow onions to the pot.

I stirred well and continued cooking until the onions were translucent and the sausage meat was completely cooked.

Then I added some marinara sauce, water, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to the pot. 

I stirred until all of the ingredients were fully combined.

Then I added the cooked ziti noodles to the pot.

I stirred until all of the noodles were coated in sauce.

Then I added the cubes of string cheese to the pot.

I stirred just until the cubes of cheese were distributed evenly throughout the pasta.

Then I dumped the pasta into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.

I sprinkled some shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the pasta.

 

Then I placed the dish in the oven and baked the ziti until the cheese on top was completely melted and just starting to brown.

I removed the pasta from the oven and served it immediately.

This cheesy baked ziti is the perfect comfort food.

The Italian sausage meat adds tons of flavour to this dish.

If you are looking for a simple and delicious baked pasta recipe, then you need to try this Baked Ziti with Sausage!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You'll Need to Make This Baked Ziti with Sausage:

• 1 lb ziti noodles
• 8 sticks of marble string cheese
• 1 lb Italian sausage meat
• 1 cup diced yellow onions
• 24 oz marinara sauce
• ½ cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

How to Make Baked Ziti with Sausage:

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Cook ziti noodles according to the directions on the package.
3. Drain and set aside.
4. Chop sticks of string cheese into small cubes.
5. Dump sausage meat into a large pot over medium-high heat along with a dab of margarine or butter.
6. Crumble the sausage meat well as it cooks.
7. When the sausage meat is almost cooked, add the diced onions to the pot.
8. Stir well and continue cooking until the onions are translucent and the sausage meat is fully cooked.
9. Add the marinara sauce, water, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to the pot.
10. Stir until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
11. Add the cooked ziti noodles to the pot and stir until all of the noodles are coated in sauce.
12. Add the cubes of string cheese to the pot and stir just until the chunks of cheese are evenly distributed throughout the pasta.
13. Dump the pasta into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.
14. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese on top.
15. Place the dish in the oven and bake the pasta until the cheese on top is completely melted and starting to brown. 14-16 minutes.
16. Remove the dish from the oven and serve the pasta immediately.
17. Enjoy!

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