Baked Ziti with Sausage and Sour Cream
Bake up a big pan of comforting Ziti with Italian Sausage and Sour Cream. Onion and squash adds in delicious flavors.
I have found the perfect baked ziti to match my tastes. It is truly an amazing pasta dish. In the past, I was never big on cottage cheese or ricotta in baked pasta dishes. Who knew sour cream was such a tasty alternative?
I highly recommend using sausage instead of ground beef, or even a mixture of half and half.
Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage and Sour Cream
Bake up a big pan of comforting Ziti with Italian Sausage and Sour Cream. Onion and squash adds in delicious flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 pound dry ziti pasta
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 small zucchini cut into small pieces
- 2 small yellow squash cut into small pieces
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
- 1 large jar spaghetti sauce (about 32 oz. total)
- 8 ounces provolone cheese sliced
- 1 cup sour cream
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese shredded
- grated Parmesan cheese garnish, as much as desired
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
- In a large skillet, brown onion and sausage over medium heat. Set aside. Sauté the remaining vegetables until lightly browned. Combine the pasta, spaghetti sauce, vegetables and sausage in an extra large pot or bowl.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9″x13″ baking dish.
- Layer as follows: Ziti and sauce mixture, all sour cream, provolone and mozzarella cheese, ziti and sauce mixture, provolone and mozzarella cheese. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and cheese is melted.
Notes
Adapted from Allrecipes.com
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 442kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 20gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 543mgPotassium: 340mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 473IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 280mgIron: 1mg
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I am putting this on my weekend grocery list and I'm going to give it a try. I've never used sour cream in my baked ziti – always have used ricotta cheese. I'm curious about it and I'll be eager to try it out.
Thanks for the recipe.
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You make it sound so easy and delicious!!
Mmm creamy cheesy goodness!
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This is my FAVORITE baked ziti recipe!
This sounds really delicious! I will definitely have to make this!!
And I agree with you- Italian sausage makes such a HUGE flavor difference!!
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Mrs. U
Thanks for a yummy recipe, Ali. I made it tonight and posted about it with a link to your blog.
Thanks again – I will definitely make it again.
Michelle
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We love this dish it's in the oven right now.
My favorite recipe for Baked Ziti. I love the addition of vegetables for more flavor.