Olive Garden Neapolitan Ziti

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serves/makes:

ready in:
under 30 minutes

ingredients

1 1/2 pound sweet/hot Italian link sausage
1 1/3 cup green bell pepper, 1 x 1/4"
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 pound ziti pasta, cooked
Parmesan cheese, grated
parsley bouquets
5 cups marinara sauce
28 ounces canned tomatoes, Italian style or plum
10 3/4 ounces tomato puree
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup fresh basil, packed, chopped
salt and pepper

directions

Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool. Halve the sausages and cut the split sausages into 1/2" slices.

Saute,the bell peppers in olive oil over moderate heat only until their crispness is loss, but peppers are not soft. In a heavy sauce pan add the tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, olive oil and fresh basil and bring to a light simmer on moderate heat.

Add the sauteed 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.

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Vonda, Florida, USA

nutrition data

978 calories, 65 grams fat, 74 grams carbohydrates, 26 grams protein per serving.

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