Ziti Pasta

Name: Ziti Pasta
Ingredients: 3/4 pound(s) uncooked turkey sausage(s), spicy-variety, casings removed; 1 medium uncooked onion(s), chopped; 1 medium green pepper(s), chopped; 28 oz canned diced tomatoes; 10 oz frozen green peas, thawed; 2 Tbsp canned tomato paste; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried basil; 1/2 tsp dried thyme; 1/2 tsp fennel seed; 1/2 tsp table salt, or to taste; 1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground; 12 oz uncooked whole-wheat pasta, ziti, cooked according to package directions; 6 oz shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

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Ingredients

3/4 pound(s) uncooked turkey sausage(s), spicy-variety, casings removed
1 medium uncooked onion(s), chopped
1 medium green pepper(s), chopped
28 oz canned diced tomatoes
10 oz frozen green peas, thawed
2 Tbsp canned tomato paste
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp table salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
12 oz uncooked whole-wheat pasta, ziti, cooked according to package directions
6 oz shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

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