Olive Garden Neapolitan Ziti
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lbs sweet/hot Italian link sausage
- 1 1/3 cups green bell pepper in 1 x 1/4-inch strips
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3/4 pound ziti pasta, cooked
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Parsley bouquets
Marinara Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 (28 oz.) can Italian-style or plum tomatoes with juice
- 10 3/4 oz tomato purée
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 4 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (packed)
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Preparation:
Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool. Halve the sausages and cut the split sausages into 1/2-inch slices. Sauté the bell peppers in olive oil over moderate heat only until their crispness is lost, but peppers are not soft.
In a heavy saucepan add the tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, olive oil and fresh basil and bring to a light simmer on moderate heat. Add the saut?ed pepper strips and cooked sausage and heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
Serve the pasta, topped with the sausage, peppers and salsa marinara and garnish each plate with a parsley bouquet. Pass the Parmesan.
Makes: 4Source:
Submitted by: Recipe Group Member
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