Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1 stalk celery, diced fine
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salt & pepper
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1 teaspoon dried oregano
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1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
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1/2 cup red wine
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2 (28 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
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1 lb ziti pasta (or other dried pasta)
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1 1/2 cups diced mozzarella cheese (or Fontina cheese)
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3 beaten eggs
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3 ounces parmesan cheese, freshly grated
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2 tablespoons onions, minced
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1 carrot, diced fine
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4 links hot Italian sausage (or sweet if you prefer)
Instructions
- Brown sausage links well.
- Remove and cut into 1/2 inch rounds.
- Put aside.
- Make sauce by heating the oil.
- Add onion, garlic, carrot, celery.
- Saute until soft.
- Add wine and reduce to half.
- Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, sausage, and parsley.
- Simmer for 60 minutes until thickened.
- Cook pasta until al dente.
- Drain and add to sauce and mix well.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Using a buttered ovenproof dish, put in 1/3 of pasta mix.
- Sprinkle with diced mozzarella.
- Repeat layers twice more.
- Pour beaten eggs over top of pasta.
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Bake until bubbly.
- Let stand a few minutes before serving.