Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Baked Ziti

This is one of my husband's favorites and one of mine when I'm running behind and need to come up with a quick dinner idea.  I tend to have it all prepped and in the fridge so my husband can just stick it in the oven when I am at work and eat when he is ready.  If your going to do this bump up your oven to 400 and cook for 30 minutes.  This allows the cold not to affect the remainder of the cooking time. 
What you will need:
1 package of Italian sausage
1 TBS minced garlic
1 Roma tomato diced
1/2 of  one onion diced
1 jar of Spaghetti sauce
1 bag of shredded mexican cheese
1 container of Feta cheese

You'll start by boiling your pasta and cooking till Al Dente then drain and set aside.  In  a large skillet take your Italian sausage*cut out of the casing* and cook with garlic, tomato and onion using your spatula to separate the pieces into a more ground beef consistency.  Next pour this into the container with the pasta along with your jar of spaghetti sauce:
 Next in a medium glass baking dish spread out half of your pasta and top with feta cheese crumbles then top that thoroughly with your shredded Mexican cheese.  Repeat this in layers until all the pasta is used.

 Next take two cupcake foiling cups and place them upside down then cover with aluminum foil**this allows the cheese to bake and cook thoroughly without getting stuck to your aluminum foil. 
 Bake in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes and Walla:  Dinner is served!

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