Baked Ziti Casserole

Baked Ziti Casserole

The other day I was in the dollar tree and saw cans of Progresso Recipe Starters fire roasted tomato cooking sauce for a dollar and wondered what to make with it and this is what I came up with:

Baked Ziti Casserole

INGREDIENTS

1  cup uncooked ziti pasta 
1/2  lb bulk Italian pork sausage
1 clove garlic, finely chopped(or 1 teas)
1/2  can (18 oz) Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ fire roasted tomato cooking sauce
1/2 cup chopped onion (1 large)
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 egg
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)

DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 375°F
. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook sausage and garlic over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to break up sausage, until sausage is no longer pink. 
Add cooking sauce, onion, basil, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and the cooked pasta; stir well.
In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg.
Spoon pasta mixture into ungreased 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish. Spoon ricotta cheese mixture on top; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Cover casserole with foil spayed with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, removing foil last 10 minutes of bake time, until cheese melts and mixture is hot and bubbly.

Sounds pretty good doesn't it?
Give it a try I am sure you will enjoy it!