This Healthy Baked Ziti recipe is going to be your new weekday favorite, and it comes together in 30 minutes flat. It’s made with gluten-free pasta and a flavorful marinara sauce, and it’s super customizable, so you can use up what ever veggies you have stored in that refrigerator of yours. For me, I’ve always got mushrooms, carrots, and zucchini, so whatever you have, toss it in this amazing dish!
Ingredients
- 1 16oz package gluten-free pasta of choice
- 1 ½ lbs Italian sausage
- 1 lb mushrooms of choice
- 32 oz jar marinara sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)
- ½ cup gluten-free panko bread crumbs
- ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and prepare pasta according to package instructions; once pasta is al dente, drain, rinse, and set aside.
- While the pasta is cooking, add the olive oil to a large (or extra large!) skillet over low-medium heat.
- Add the Italian sausage to the pan, squeezing it out of the casing. If using pre-cooked sausage, chop it into coins and then add it to the pan.
- Sauté for about 5 minutes, then add the mushrooms, and mix together well for another 5 minutes.
- Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Next, add the marinara sauce, and mix well to ensure everything is coated well.
- Then add the cooked pasta to the pan with the sausage-mushrooms-sauce, along with half of the cheese, mixing well.
- Transfer the mixture to a large baking dish, and sprinkle the top with remaining cheese, followed by the panko bread crumbs and chopped basil.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven, let cool a bit before serving, and enjoy!
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