Roasted Italian Sausages and Baked White Penne

**This is basically a combination of recipes-- Pioneer Woman's baked ziti, Rachel Ray's baked white ziti, and a random italian sausage roasting recipe.**

BAKED WHITE ZITI

INGREDIENTS

Pasta: 1# ziti/penne/mastaciolli or whatever smaller pasta lengths you got!

1 T minced garlic

2T EVOO

12-15 oz ricotta

2 C mozzarella

salt & pepper

fresh nutmeg

parmesan (grated)

DIRECTIONS

1. Cook the pasta al dente, and reserve 1 cup pasta water

2. Sauté garlic in EVOO and then turn off heat

3. Add ricotta, reserved pasta water, 1 C mozzarella, S&P to taste, and garlic/oil. Stir to combine

4. Pour into casserole or baking dish

5. Add other 1 C mozzarella to top, sprinkle with parmesan and grate a little fresh nutmeg on top

6. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes

ROASTED ITALIAN SAUSAGE W/VEGETABLES

INGREDIENTS:
1# Johnsonville Italian Sausage (mild)
1/2 jar roasted red peppers
1 green pepper, sliced in lengths
1/2 medium red onion, sliced in lengths
2-3 fresh rosemary sprigs

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degreses.
Arrange on a baking tray as shown.
Roast for 30 minutes. (Longer if needed to cook sausages through).