Recipes Sweet Italian Sausage Vegetable Ziti simple

Sweet Italian Sausage Vegetable Ziti - It turned out very good but i think i could have cooked it a little longer.. Today I am sharing this Sweet Italian Sausage Vegetable Ziti! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 40 minutes!

You can cook Sweet Italian Sausage Vegetable Ziti with 19 Ingredients and 8 steps. See the following guide!

1. 4 quarts water.
2. 1 tablespoon salt.
3. 12 ounces ziti pasta.
4. 2 ounces olive oil.
5. 8 ounces sweet Italian turkey sausage link -- remove from the skin (pork works great too).
6. 5 cloves garlic -- chopped.
7. 1 small Vidalia onion -- julienne.
8. 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed.
9. 1/2 teaspoon oregano.
10. 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
11. 1 small jalapeno (if you like it spicy leave the seeds in) -- finely chopped.
12. 1 medium red bell pepper -- julienned.
13. 3 ounces button mushroom -- quartered.
14. 14 1/2 ounces petite diced tomatoes.
15. 2 ounces tomato paste.
16. 8 ounces heavy cream.
17. as needed salt.
18. 8 leaves basil -- chiffonade cut (fine ribbon).
19. as desired Parmesan cheese.

1. Bring the water to a boil with the salt. Cook the pasta per the box directions. Drain and place in a covered bowl..
2. In a large sauce pot break up the sausage and saute the sausage with the olive oil until lightly browned about 4 minutes over a moderately high heat.
3. Add the garlic and the onions and cook for 2 minutes..
4. Add the fennel seed, oregano and black pepper..
5. Add the jalapenos and the red bell peppers and cook for 2 minutes..
6. Add the diced tomatoes with juice the tomato paste and heavy cream and simmer for 10 minutes..
7. Adjust the seasoning with salt as needed Add the cut basil and add just before service..
8. Toss with the pasta and serve..