Olive Garden Neapolitan Ziti - Clone
1 1/2 pounds sweet/hot Italian link sausage
1 1/3 cups green bell pepper in 1 x 1/4-inch strips
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 pound ziti pasta, cooked
Grated Parmesan cheese
Parsley bouquets
Marinara Sauce
1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style or plum
tomatoes with juice
10 3/4 ounces tomato pur�e
1 teaspoon minced garlic
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (packed)
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool. Halve
the sausages and cut the split sausages into 1/2-inch slices. Saut�
the bell peppers in olive oil over moderate heat only until their
crispness is lost, but peppers are not soft.
In a heavy saucepan add the tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, olive
oil and fresh basil and bring to a light simmer on moderate heat.
Add the saut�ed 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.
Yields 4 servings. |