Olive Garden Neapolitan Ziti

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Sweet/hot Italian link sausage
1 1/3 cups	315ml	Green bell pepper - 1x1/4"
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Ziti pasta - cooked
		Parmesan cheese - grated
		Parsley bouquets
5 cups	1185ml	Marinara sauce
28 oz	795g	Canned tomatoes-Italian style or plum
10 3/4 oz	305g	Tomato puree
1 teaspoon	5ml	Garlic - minced
4 tablespoons	60ml	Olive oil
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Fresh basil - packed, chopped
		Salt and pepper

Recipe Instructions

Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool. Halve the sausages and cut the split sausages into 1/2" slices.

Sauteethe 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 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.

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