Baked Ziti

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Source: 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes

This recipe is vegetarian, but you can add any sausage, pepperoni, chicken, ground meat, etc. to the sauce.
However, it is so tasty, that the carnivores won't miss the meat.

2 tbsp olive oil
½ cup onion, chopped
2 tbsp minced garlic
1½ cups water 
½ cup red wine (you can use a total of 2 cups of water if you don't want any wine)
14 ½ ounces peeled or diced tomatoes
6 - 8 ounces tomato paste
⅓ cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried basil
1 pound ziti pasta
1 large red bell pepper, roasted and finely diced
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded*
½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed, chopped finely

1. In a 2-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions; cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.
2. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
3. Add the water and wine, tomatoes (with liquid), tomato paste, parsley, oregano, and basil. Break up the tomatoes with the back of a spoon.
4. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer at least 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. (I like my tomato sauces cooked on low for several hours.)
5. Adjust seasonings to your taste (I added some red pepper flakes and garlic powder.)
6. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
7. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
8. Return to pot, but do not heat; stir in 1 cup of tomato sauce, the roasted bell peppers, 1½ cups of the mozzarella, the Parmesan and sun-dried tomatoes and mix it together very well.
9. Spoon ½ of the pasta into a 9x13 casserole dish. Layer that with ½ of the remaining sauce and ½ of the mozzarella cheese.
10. Repeat the layers.
11. Bake 20 minutes or until heated through and the cheese has melted.