Baked Ziti with Sausage

Ingredients:

1/2 lb. sweet Italian sausage, casings removed

1 c. sliced mushrooms

1 small onion, chopped

1 (32 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce

1/2 lb. (8 oz.) box ziti, cooked and drained

1/8 tsp. fennel seed

salt to taste

pepper to taste

8 oz. shredded mozzarella

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, throughly brown sausage. Add mushrooms and onion; saute until vegetables are tender. Drain fat.
2. Add spaghetti sauce, ziti, fennel seed, salt and pepper.
3. Spoon into a 9 x 13 baking dish. Bake covered for 30 minutes.
4. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes, or until cheese melts.
5. If you save a little bit of the sauce from the 32 oz. jar, I tend to have a small boat with spaghetti sauce on side because during the baking, the ziti will soak up the sauce.
   
6. Serves 4.