Sausage and Pasta Pie

This stuff is so good even my mother liked it!!! Goes great with a mixed salad and garilc bread.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  lb linguine
• 1  lb hot Italian sausage
• 2  medium sweet onions, halved and sliced
• 8  roma tomatoes, sliced to 1/8 inch half moons
• 4  cloves  chopped garlic
• 1  bell pepper, sliced
• 8  ounces mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) container low-fat ricotta cheese
• 3  eggs, beaten
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  tablespoons  italian seasoning mix
• 8  ounces mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Skin and brown the sausage, remove the excess fat from the pan, add the onions and saute until clear.
2. Add the tomatoes, garlic and peppers and saute a few minutes to blend the flavors.
3. Add the mushrooms, cover the pan and remove from the heat.
4. Put the Linguini on to boil.
5. In a large bowl, mix the beaten eggs, Ricotta, salt and seasoning.
6. When the pasta is just shy of cooked, drain and put it in a large bowl and add all the cooked ingredients and mix well.
7. Lightly oil or spray a large spring-form pan.
8. Pour the mixture into the pan and cover with Mozzarella slices.
9. Bake in a pre-heated, 325 oven to an internal temp is 140 or until the topping is golden brown.
10. Remove from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
11. Remove the pan sides and slice into wedges to serve.