Olive garden neopolitan ziti

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
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poundsSweet/hot italian link; saus
1⅓cupGreen bell pepper; 1x1/4\" strips
2tablespoonsOlive oil
¾poundsZiti pasta; cook
Parmesan; grate
Parsley bouquets
5cupsMarinara sauce
28ouncesCan italian-style or plum tomatoes with juice;
10¾ounceTomato puree
1teaspoonGarlic; mince
4tablespoonsOlive oil
½cupFresh basil; packed; chop
Salt and pepper

Directions

Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool. Halve the sausages and cut the split sausages into ½" 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 oiil 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.

Source: The Olive Garden.