Baked Ziti With Italian Sausage

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8 ounces dry ziti pasta, cooked, drained and kept warm
2 t olive oil
12 ounces mild Italian sausage links, casings removed
6 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1/4 t fennel seed (optional)
2 (15 ounce) packages BUITONI Marinara Sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 T shredded Parmesan or Romano cheese

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
HEAT olive oil in large saucepan. Add sausage; cook, stirring frequently, until no longer pink. Drain. Add mushrooms and fennel; cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender. Add sauce; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Remove from heat.
ADD pasta to sauce mixture; toss well to coat. Sthingy into prepared baking dish; sprinkle evenly with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
BAKE for 15 to 17 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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1/2 pound Ziti pasta cooked al dente (8 minutes) and drained
1 each Onion chopped
1 pound Italian sausage removed from casing
1 3 pound jar Spaghetti Sauce
4 slices Provolone cheese
8 ounces Ricotta cheese
6 ounces Mozzarella cheese shredded
2 T Parmesan cheese grated

Preparation Brown the meat and the onion and drain fat. Return the meat and onion back to the pan and add the spaghetti sauce and simmer for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Layer ingredients in a square baking dish. 1 cup of the sauce mixture on the bottom, then half of the pasta, provolone cheese slices, ricotta cheese spread over the provolone cheese. Then add half of the remaining sauce mixture, the remaining pasta, mozzarella cheese, the remaining sauce, and then top with parmesan cheese. Bake for 30 minutes and you may want to bake it on a cookie sheet to prevent splatters in your oven. Serve with crusty bread and a salad, if desired.