Best Ziti Ever with Sausage

  4.7 – 45 reviews  • Italian

This delicious frittata with sausage, potatoes, and Parmesan cheese is topped with chopped tomato and thinly sliced green onion and is perfect for brunch or a quick weeknight dinner.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 (16 ounce) package ziti pasta
  2. 1 pound mild Italian sausage, casings removed
  3. 2 (24 ounce) jars Classico® Tomato and Basil Sauce
  4. 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil, divided
  5. 12 ounces ricotta cheese
  6. 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning, divided
  7. 1 dash salt and pepper
  8. 1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  2. Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. In a large saucepan, heat pasta sauce with 1 teaspoon basil until bubbling. In a medium bowl, mix together ricotta, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
  3. Spread bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish with sauce. Layer 1/2 of the ziti, 1/2, the sausage, 1/2 of the ricotta, and 1/2 the mozzarella. Spoon half of the sauce over top. Repeat layers. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 teaspoons basil and Italian seasoning.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 631 kcal
Carbohydrate 63 g
Cholesterol 72 mg
Dietary Fiber 5 g
Protein 36 g
Saturated Fat 12 g
Sodium 1350 mg
Sugars 11 g
Fat 25 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Hannah Vega
Easy and delicious. Next time I’ll heat up some extra sauce to juice it up a bit
Alex Li
Perfect recipe for an easy weeknight meal. Replaced sausage with shredded chicken and cut the richotta in half to make it a little lighter.
Shane Brown
Yes I had ground beef, instead of sausage and it is delicious. Thanks
Jessica Oliver
I rarely make a recipe twice, but I’ve made this one three times now. It’s always a hit. I’ve added some grated zucchini in with the meat mixture, to add some more veggies. No one noticed, but I got to feel like it was a bit healthier!
Kaylee Mccarthy
I made this not changing anything, wanted to see what original flavor was. It was great!. Just moved out of NY and I miss my Italian food. It was so good, had it 2 days in a row. Thank you!
Debra Brown
This is fairly easy to put together, and it’s pretty tasty, but improvements can be made.
Kelly Hernandez
This was delicious and I plan on putting it into my regular rotation. It’s so simple and easily customizable- the sign of a great recipe!
Tyler Adams
Made this recipe and was very tasty! I had one Bertolli and one Classico tomato and basil pasta sauce other than that I made exactly according to recipe. I was looking for a recipe to use some Italian sausage I had and this was perfect!
Donna Harris
My husband rarely gives anything 5 stars, but this he loved. He said it’s perfect comfort food.
Heather Smith
I used penne instead of ziti because that’s what I had. I added more than just a pinch of salt and pepper. I also added minced garlic and finely chopped onions. Very good. Will make again. Thanks for the recipe.
Michelle Larson
Very good and easy recipe!. I used gluten free pasta, Low Fodmap spaghetti sauce and ground beef instead of sausage since I avoid onion and garlic seasoning and it really turned out fabulous! Highly recommend!
Gregory Gutierrez
Very good. Easy to make, Will make again. Thank you for another good recipe!
Scott Reed
Excellent! Followed recipe. Will make again!!
Peter Mcclain
Delicious meal we will want to have again.
Whitney Williams
Really good, just added extra Italian sausage and garlic and here comes the cheeses my family loved it …Happy tummies.
Hannah Roberts
son raved just like his ex-wife’s. she is a great cook, evidently. He is picky!
George Wolfe
Made this as directed but used 88% lean ground beef. Tastes a lot like a meat lasagna. Great for a large meal with a tasty salad.
Shane Sherman
I liked the recipe enough, but it lacks something to make it a 5 stars recipe. I will make again and tweak it somehow to make it better. I will let y’all know when I figure it out. Also, I used hot Italian sausage, because it make everything better. Make sure to use a big 9 x13 pan because it makes a lot.
John Miranda
Very very good! I used sweet Italian sausage and the whole family loved it! Definitely a keeper!
Lisa Weaver
I did not change much in the way of ingredients. My changes were in the way it was put together. I mixed the sour cream with the noodles. I mixed the meat in the sauce. I did not have provolone so used mozzarella and Parmesan. I will make this again and try it with the provolone. My family loved it.
Thomas Norman
So delicious! Made as written and it is perfect! Easy to throw together and loved by the entire family.

 

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