Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 6 links sweet Italian sausage
  • 2 your favorite sauce
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 lbs ziti pasta
  • 3 pre-shredded mozzarella cheese
  • dried parsley

Method

  • Heat a pan with olive oil, add in chopped onion and garlic.
  • Saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add in ground beef and cook until done.
  • Add in Italian seasoning and red pepper.
  • When done, set meat aside.
  • Using same pan remove the casings from the sausage and crumble and saute until crispy, not burnt.
  • Heat water to a rolling boil to cook pasta.
  • Cook ziti al dente.
  • The same pan mix sausage and ground beef.
  • Add sauce and pasta to pan with meat and mix.
  • In an aluminum tin, line the bottom with the meat and pasta mixture and sprinkle cheese.
  • Keep layering until done adding cheese in between.
  • You may need two tins.
  • Bake in oven at 350F covered for about 1/2 hours.
  • Remove tin foil and continue baking for another 1/2 hour or until crispy and golden brown.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Sprinkle with parsley and cut into squares and serve.