Baked Pasta with Italian Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) package dry pasta
• 1 lb mild Italian sausage
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 12 bite sized tomatoes
• 1 small broccoli head broken into bitesized pieces
• 12 bite sized tomatoes
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with garlic
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
3. Add broccoli flowerettes and cook for 5 minutes, remove with slotted spoon, set aside.
4. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
5. Place sausage and onion in a large, deep skillet.
6. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
7. Drain excess fat.
8. Pour in wine, and cook for 1 minute, stirring, to deglaze the pan.
9. Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and tomato paste.
10. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
11. Toss with cooked pasta, broccoli and bite sized tomatoes, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
12. Sprinkle top with mozzarella.
13. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.