Baked Ziti with Sausage
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 30 min.
YIELD: 6 servings.
This is my husband's favorite casserole, and he requests it often. He loves the combination of zesty Italian meat and three types of cheese, which together create a scrumptious baked ziti with sausage.—Christina Ingalls, Manhattan, Kansas
Ingredients
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3 cups uncooked ziti or other small tube pasta
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1/2 pound Italian sausage links
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1/4 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
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1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon pepper, divided
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2 cups 2% milk
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1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
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1 large egg, lightly beaten
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2 cups 4% cottage cheese
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1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
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1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
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Paprika
Directions
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1.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350°. Drain; place in a large bowl. In a small skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and cut into 1/2-in. slices.
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2.
In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Pour over pasta; toss to coat.
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3.
In a small bowl, combine the egg, cottage cheese, parsley, and remaining Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Spoon half of the pasta mixture into a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with cottage cheese mixture. Add sausage to the remaining pasta mixture; spoon over the top. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and paprika.
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4.
Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 160°, 30-35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 523 calories, 28g fat (14g saturated fat), 113mg cholesterol, 1406mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 27g protein.
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