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Kat's Olive Garden Neopolitan Ziti

1 1/2 pounds Sweet/hot Italian link sausage
1 1/3 cups Green bell pepper, cut 1"x1/4"
2 tablespoons Olive oil
3/4 pound Ziti pasta, cooked
Parmesan, grated
Parsley bouquets
Marinara Sauce
28 ounces Can Italian-style or plum tomatoes with juice;
10 3/4 ounces Tomato puree
1 teaspoon Garlic, mince
4 tablespoons Olive oil
1/2 cup Fresh basil; packed, chop
Salt and pepper

Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool. Halve the sausages and cut the split sausages into 1/2" slices. Saute the bell peppers in olive oil over moderate heat only until their crispness is loss, 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 sauteed 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.

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