Baked Ziti

Sausage sauce

• 1 tsp olive oil1 tsp olive oil
• 1¼ lb Italian turkey sausage, hot or sweet, casings removed565 g Italian turkey sausage, hot or sweet, casings removed
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp tomato paste32 g tomato paste
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning1 tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 can crushed tomatoes, 28 oz1 can crushed tomatoes, 28 oz
• ¼ tsp kosher salt, plus more for the pasta water¼ tsp kosher salt, plus more for the pasta water

Ricotta filling

• 1 cup part-skim ricotta245 g part-skim ricotta
• 1 cup 2% cottage cheese225 g 2% cottage cheese
• 1 large egg1 large egg
• 1 tsp lemon zest1 tsp lemon zest
• 1½ oz Parmesan, finely grated, about ¾ cup, divided43 g Parmesan, finely grated, about ¾ cup, divided
• ⅓ cup fresh basil, chopped, plus leaves to serve8 g fresh basil, chopped, plus leaves to serve

Pasta and topping

• 12 oz ziti or penne340 g ziti or penne
• 1½ cups shredded part-skim mozzarella170 g shredded part-skim mozzarella