From our family to yours,
Lauren
Baked Ziti
Ingredients
- 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 8 oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 tsp garlic
- sweet basil to taste
- oregano to taste
- 1 tsp sugar
- salt to taste
- 2 cups of water
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 lb. Italian sausage links
- 12 oz. package meatballs
- 1 box 16oz. ziti
- 8 oz. mozzarella, cherry balls
Instructions
In large pot or saucepan on low heat add the first nine ingredients. In another sauce pan add the onions with a little bit of olive oil and sauté them for 5-7 minutes or until tender. Then add them to the larger pot.
Add the sausage and meatballs (only if they are uncooked) to the same pan that you just cooked the onions in and cook until they are lightly brown. Then add to the sauce mixture. The meat and sauce will cook 5-6 hours on low heat, stirring every 30 minutes to an hour.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cook ziti according to package instructions and then drain. Coat a large casserole dish with cooking spray and then lay 1/2 of the noodles, 1/2 meat sauce, and half of the mozzarella. Then layer one more time then stir everything up. Bake covered in the oven 30-40 minutes.
Sprinkle with parmesan right before serving.
