Ingredients
1lbItalian sausage
1onion,small, diced
28ozpasta sauce,or marinara sauce
14oztomatoes,diced, undrained
2tspItalian Seasoning
½cupwater
16ozziti
15ozricotta cheese
2tbspfresh parsley
1egg
2cupsmozzarella cheese
¼cupparmesan cheese
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Brown ground sausage and onion breaking up until the sausage is fairly fine. Drain any fat.
Add in Italian seasoning, water, tomatoes and pasta sauce. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until thickened.
Meanwhile, boil ziti in salted water until al dente. Drain and rinse.
In a small bowl, mix ricotta, egg, parsley, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese.
Add a thin layer (about 1 cup) of sauce to the bottom of a 9 by 13-inch pan. Layer half of the ziti in the bottom of a greased 9 by 13-inch pan. Top with all of the ricotta and half of the sauce.
Add remaining ziti, remaining sauce and top with cheese.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
