Olive Garden Neapolitan Ziti |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Copycat recipe, and a pretty darn good one at that! Ingredients:
24 ounces sweet italian sausage links or 24 ounces hot italian sausage links |
1 1/3 cups green bell peppers |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
3/4 lb ziti pasta, cooked |
parmesan cheese, grated |
parsley sprig |
40 fluid ounces marinara sauce |
28 ounces italian-style canned tomatoes |
10 3/4 fluid ounces tomato puree |
1 teaspoon garlic, minced |
4 tablespoons olive oil |
1/2 cup fresh basil, packed,chopped |
salt and pepper |
Directions:
1. Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool.
2. Halve the sausages and cut the split sausages into 1/2 inch slices.
3. Sauté the bell peppers in olive oil over moderate heat only until their crispness is loss, but peppers are not soft.
4. In a heavy saucepan add the tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, olive oil and fresh basil and bring to a light simmer on moderate heat.
5. Add the sautéed pepper strips and cooked sausage and heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
6. Serve the pasta, topped with the sausage, peppers and salsa marinara and garnish each plate with a parsley bouquet.
7. Pass the Parmesan.
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