Copycat Recipes More Free Copycat Recipes Kindle Unlimited Olive Garden's Neopolitan Ziti Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method Cooking Directions: -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 1/2 pounds sweet/hot Italian link sausage 1 1/3 cups green bell pepper in 1" by 1/4" strips 2 tablespoons olive oil 3/4 pound ziti pasta -- cooked Grated Parmesan cheese Parsley bouquets === MARINARA SAUCE == 1 can Italian-style or plum tomatoes - (28 oz) -- with juice 10 3/4 ounces tomato puree 1 teaspoon minced garlic 4 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil - (packed) Salt -- to taste Freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool. Halve the sausages and cut the split sausages into 1/2-inch slices. Sauté the bell peppers in olive oil over moderate heat only until their crispness is lost, but peppers are not soft. In a heavy sauce pan add the tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, olive oil and fresh basil and bring to a light simmer on moderate heat. Add the sautéed pepper strips and cooked sausage and heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Serve the pasta, topped with the sausage, peppers and salsa marinara and garnish each plate with a parsley bouquet. Pass the Parmesan. This recipe yields 4 servings. © 2008 copycat-recipes.net As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.