Italian Baked Ziti with Sausage

• Meat

  • 1 lb Ground pork

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Basil, dried
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Onion, white or yellow brown
  • 2 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp Oregano, dried
  • 1 1/3 lb Tomato passata / pureed tomato

• Pasta & Grains

  • 300 g Ziti or penne pasta

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 2 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp Paprika
  • 3 tsp Red pepper flakes or 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 Salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp Sugar

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated

• Liquids

  • 1/2 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 300g ziti or penne pasta (Note 1)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 onion (brown, white or yellow), finely chopped
• 1lb/500g ground pork (mince) OR Italian Sausages removed from casings (Note 2)
• 1.4lb / 700g bottle of tomato passata / pureed tomato (Note 3)
• ½ cup water
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp sugar (any type)
• Salt and pepper
• ¾ cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp paprika (any type - all go great with this)
• 1½ tsp red pepper flakes OR ¾ tsp cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt (table salt)

Directions

• Cook ziti for the recommended cooking time on the packet MINUS 2 minutes. (Note 5) Drain and transfer to baking dish.
• Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes or until onion is translucent.
• Add pork mince and cook, breaking it up as you go, until it turns from pink to white. Add Sausage Seasonings and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add passata, water, basil, oregano and sugar. Bring to simmer, reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste (remember it gets spread across lots of pasta).
• Pour the sausage mixture over the ziti. Top with cheese. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 20 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for a further 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and golden. Stand for 5 minutes before serving.