Name: Mushroom & Sausage Baked Ziti
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 Box Barilla® Ziti pasta; 1 Jar Barilla® Marinara Sauce; 1 Pound ground spicy Italian sausage; 12 Oz shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced (2 cups); 8 Ounces Fontina cheese, shredded (2 cups); 1/2 Cup panko bread crumbs; 1/4 Cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 Tablespoon olive oil

Mushroom & Sausage Baked Ziti

30 minutes

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This baked ziti recipe uses spicy Italian sausage, Fontina cheese, and crispy panko bread crumbs.

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Ingredients

8 servings

1Box Barilla^® Ziti pasta

1Jar Barilla^® Marinara Sauce

1Pound ground spicy Italian sausage

12Oz shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced (2 cups)

8Ounces Fontina cheese, shredded (2 cups)

1/2Cup panko bread crumbs

1/4Cup chopped fresh parsley

1Tablespoon olive oil

Disclaimer

Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425ºF.

Step 2

Heat a very large oven-going skillet over medium heat. Add sausage; break up with a wooden spoon and cook 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue cooking, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes more or until sausage is completely browned and mushrooms are softened. Stir in Marinara sauce.

Step 3

Meanwhile in a large pot bring 4 to 6 quarts of water to a rolling boil; add salt to taste and the Ziti; stir gently.

Step 4

Cook pasta according to package directions; remove from heat and drain well.

Step 5

Gently stir half of the cheese and the pasta into the sausage mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Step 6

In a small bowl stir together the panko, parsley, and oil. Sprinkle over cheese.

Step 7

Bake about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and topping is lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Step 8

Customize it: Make a double batch and store one in the freezer for a future meal. For a less expensive alternative to the shiitakes, trade in sliced button mushrooms or Baby Bellas.

Ziti

Ziti, the ever-popular tube-shaped pasta, gets its name from the word “zita,” or bride. In Naples, Ziti is the classic pasta served for weddings as the “zita’s pasta.” Barilla^® Ziti is made with non-GMO ingredients. For more information, please read our position.

Shape

Ziti

Pack size

16oz

Range

Classic Blue Box

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Ziti

Shape

Ziti

Pack size

16oz

Range

Classic Blue Box

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