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Baked Ziti and Sausage




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




3 c uncooked ziti or other small tube pasta (mosticelli)
½ lb Italian sausage links
¼ butter or margarine
¼ c all-purpose flour
1½ tsp salt, divided
¼ tsp plus 1/8 tsp pepper, divided
2 c milk
½ c grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 c (16 oz) small-curd cottage cheese
1 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
1 c (4 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
Paprika

Recipe



Heat oven to 350°

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; place in a bowl.

In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and cut into ½-inch slices.

In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, 1 tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in ¼ c Parmesan cheese. Pour over pasta; toss to coat.

In a bowl, combine the egg, cottage cheese, parsley, and remaining Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Spoon half of the pasta mixture into a greased 2½ 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.

Bake, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Yield: 6 servings.