Day 18

This recipe comes to you courtesy of a dear friend of mine.  It is a great meal for parties, family nite or freezing for a later date.  We served it with our Pesto Pizza. 

Vivian's Pasta

Ingredients...

1 lb uncooked Ziti

1 lb Italian sausage

1 cup chopped onions

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoons tomato paste

salt & pepper to taste

2 (14.5 oz) cans petite-diced tomatoes

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or 1 T dried

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions...

Cook pasta according to pkg directions, omitting salt & fat.  Drain pasta and set aside.

Remove casings from sausage, if you've bought links.  Cook sausage, onion and garlic until browned & crumbled.  

Add tomato paste, salt & pepper, canned tomatoes (with juice), bring to boil.  

Cover, reduce heat and simmer 10 min.

Add basil and cooked pasta to sausage mixture.  

Place half of the pasta mixture in a casserole dish coated with non-stick cooking spray.  

Top with half of the mozzarella and half of the Parmesan.  

Repeat layers.  

Bake in a 350* oven for 25 min or until bubbly.

Enjoy!