Baked Rotini - Italian sausage

Method

• 1.
• Brown sausage (either buy ground sausage or take casings off sausage links), crumbling while cooking.
• 2.
• Meanwhile boil pasta.
• 3.
• Drain any oil from the sausage and drain pasta in a colander.
• 4.
• Mix spaghetti sauce, sausage and pasta.
• 5.
• Place half of the sauce, sausage and pasta mixture in a baking dish.
• 6.
• Spread ricotta cheese over the pasta.
• 7.
• Cover with the remaining pasta mixture and smooth the top.
• 8.
• Place sliced mozzarella cheese over the mix.
• 9.
• Bake covered at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes, then for 58 minutes uncovered or until slightly browned on top.