Baked Ziti With Meat

Photo: flickr user Traveling Fools of America

Ingredients

1 pound Ground hamburger

1 pound Italian sausage

2 tablespoons Extra Virgin olive oil

1 medium Pepper green

1 medium Pepper red

1 tablespoon Garlic clove minced

16 ounces Tomato canned

1/4 cup Wine table, red

8 ounces Tomato Sauce, canned

3 mediums Onions

1 teaspoon Basil

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Pepper

1/4 tablespoon Oregano

1/2 cup Ricotta Chs skim milk

1/4 cup Parmesan grated

1/2 pound Spinach fresh

1/2 cup Frozen corn

8 ounces Ziti

1/4 pound Mushrooms fresh

Preparation

Coarsely chop the onion, red and green peppers. Clean stem and fine chop the spinach. Chop mushrooms. Cook ziti and drain. Heat 1 tbs of oil over medium heat saute the peppers about 5 minutes remove peppers with slotted spoon and set aside. Put in the rest of the oil and saute onions about 3 minutes. Add the hamburger or suasage and brown stirring to break up the meat. Add garlic and mushrooms and saute 2 more minutes. Drain the excess fat and grease. Break up the tomatoes with fork and add with the tomato sauce, wine, basil, salt, black pepper, and oregano. Bring to

Can substitute chopped brocolli for the fresh spinach, we like it better.

(use a 10 oz frozen package to make faster)