Ziti Bake With Kielbasa

Total Time: 1 hr
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8


• 1 lb ziti pasta (ronzoni whole wheat pasta)


• 1 1/2 lbs polska kielbasa, sliced diagonally (hillshire farms)


• 2 tablespoons olive oil


• 1 (26 1/2 ounce) can spaghetti sauce (hunt's roasted garlic)


• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped


• 1/2 teaspoon pepper


• 8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f (177°c); lightly oil a 13x9 baking pan or grab a non-stick one.


• 2 cook pasta per package directions and drain.


• 3 while pasta cooks, heat oil in a mediun skillet over medium-high heat; cook kielbasa in skillet until browned on both sides, 5-7 min; drain.


• 4 in a large bowl, combine the pasta, kielbasa, spaghetti sauce, oregano, salt and pepper and mix well.


• 5 pour into the baking pan; sprinkle with parsley and then the mozzarella.


• 6 cover lightly with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 30-45 minutes until casserole is bubbly and the cheese is completely melted.


• 7 for oamc: prepare casserole but use a disposable (foil) baking pan; do not bake; double wrap casserole in plastic wrap, then in foil wrap and freeze; remove from freezer 24 hours or more in advance of need; remove wrapping and thaw in fridge; once thawed, preheat oven to 350°f (177°c); then cover lightly with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 30-45 minutes until casserole is bubbly and the cheese is completely melted.