23 baked ziti hot sausage mozzarella Recipes

italian sausage (i like to use the hot, but mild or sweet works as well), onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced (depending on taste), crushed tomatoes, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, penne rigate, mozzarella cheese (i buy frigo or similar brand in a ball shape, easier to work with), parmesan cheese (save half to top the pasta), red pepper flakes (if you like it hot!), butter, for the dish

sweet italian sausage links or 1 1/2 lbs hot italian sausage links, cut crosswise into 1 inch chunks, garlic cloves, minced, bell peppers , cut into 1/4 inch pieces, onion , cut croswise and then cut into 1/4 inch slices, whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, dried oregano, dried basil, ziti pasta or 1 lb penne pasta, part-skim mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, freshly grated romano cheese