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PASTA AL FORNO

Serves 4 – 6

Ingredients:

• 1 pound sweet or hot fresh Italian sausage. Remove sausage from casing, break up into pieces and sauté in a skillet until sausage loses its color.
• 8 ounces pasta, such as ziti or penne, cooked and drained
• One 25-ounce jar or homemade marinara sauce
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella
• One 10-ounce package frozen peas
• 1 cup ricotta
• 8 tablespoons grated Pecorino Romano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
 

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F.

• Coat 2½-quart baking dish with vegetable cooking spray.

• While the pasta is cooking, combine marinara, 1½ cups mozzarella, peas, ricotta, 6 tablespoons Pecorino Romano, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

• Stir in pasta and sausage, and pour mixture into baking dish.

• In a small bowl, stir together 1½ cups mozzarella, 2 tablespoons Pecorino Romano and oil. Sprinkle over top of pasta.

• Bake until hot, about 25 to 30 minutes.

• Let pasta sit for 10 minutes before serving.
 

* Recipe and photo courtesy of Maria Zoitas, creator of 'Maria’s Homemade' line of prepared food sold exclusively at Westside Market NYC  www.wmarketnyc.com/