Neopolitan Ziti

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This hearty skillet pasta dish features Italian sausage, bell peppers, and a tomato sauce.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. Sweet/hot Italian link sausage
1 1/3 C. Green bell pepper, cut 1"x1/4"
2 Tbs. Olive oil
3/4 lb. Ziti pasta, cooked
Parmesan, grated
Parsley bouquets
Marinara Sauce
28 oz. Can Italian-style or plum tomatoes with juice
10 3/4 oz. Tomato puree
1 tsp. Garlic, mince
4 Tbs. Olive oil
1/2 C. Fresh 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 1/2" 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 oil and fresh basil and bring to a light simmer on moderate heat. Add the sautéed 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.

Serves 4.