Olive Garden Neapolitan Ziti

• 24 ounces sweet Italian sausage links or 24 ounces hot Italian sausage links
• 1 1/3 cups green bell peppers
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 lb ziti pasta, cooked
• parmesan cheese, grated
• parsley sprig
• 40 fluid ounces marinara sauce
• 28 ounces italian-style canned tomatoes
• 10 3/4 fluid ounces tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, packed,chopped
• salt and pepper

1. Bake or pan-fry the sausages until fully cooked, drain, cool.
2. Halve the sausages and cut the split sausages into 1/2 inch slices.
3. Saute the bell peppers in olive oil over moderate heat only until their crispness is loss, but peppers are not soft.
4. In a heavy saucepan add the tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, olive oil and fresh basil and bring to a light simmer on moderate heat.
5. Add the sauteed pepper strips and cooked sausage and heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
6. Serve the pasta, topped with the sausage, peppers and salsa marinara and garnish each plate with a parsley bouquet.
7. Pass the Parmesan.

sweet italian sausage, green bell peppers, olive oil, pasta, parmesan cheese, parsley, marinara sauce, tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, olive oil, fresh basil, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/olive-garden-neapolitan-ziti-23713 (may not work)