#2417 - Sausage Ziti

(by Shirley McNevich)

8oz. hot Italian OR regular sausage (casings removed)
2 TBSP butter
2 TBSP flour
2 cups milk
8oz. raw ziti pasta
1 1/2 lbs. broccoli (stems removed--cut florets into bite sized pieces)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

In a skillet over medium heat add butter and loose sausage--cook/stir until sausage is browned. Sprinkle the flour over the browned sausage--cook/stir for another 2 minutes. Slowly add milk--cook/stir until mixture is thickened. Add salt and pepper--stir and set aside. Cook ziti according to box directions--when there is 5 minutes left in your ziti cooking time add the broccoli pieces to the ziti. When ziti is done, drain but do NOT rinse the ziti/broccoli mixture. Grease a 2 qt. casserole dish. Pour the ziti mixture into the sausage mixture--stir until mixed. Pour the whole mixture into the greased casserole dish. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until hot.