Baked Ziti

This is probably Joanthan's favorite thing that we make. Although I generally make this vegetarian, Jonathan really likes it with sausage, so this time I added chicken sausage. However, it's still really good without any meat. Also, I call this "baked ziti" but use penne...go figure.

Ingredients
-1 jar tomato sauce
-2 zucchinis, sliced and chopped into bite size pieces
-2 yellow squash, sliced and chopped into bite size pieces
-1/2-2/3 red onion, diced
-2 tsp minced garlic
-2 T baslamic vinegar
-1 package penne
-3-4 C shredded mozarella
-pepper and red pepper flakes to taste
-3 links chicken sausage (optional)

Steps
1. Boil penne to be al dente.
2. While pasta is cooking, brown sausage. (You'll need to remove the casings so you can crumble them up while cooking.)
3. In another pan, saute onion for 3-4 minutes with EVOO. Add zucchini, squash, garlic, balsamic vinegar, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir and cook for about 10 minutes. (I like the veggies to still be a little crunchy).

 4. Combine noodles, sauce, 2 C cheese, vegetable mixture, and sausage  in a greased 13X9 pan. To do this, I usually kind of layer 1/2 of each of the ingredients, then repeat the layer and then stir everything up with a wooden spoon. (I've even used my hands to mix everything up before.)

5. Cover with foil and cook at 350 for 30 minutes.
6. Top with 1-2 C shredded mozarella and cook until cheese is melted. I turn the broiler on for about 2 minutes at the end to brown the cheese.
7. Let sit up for about 5 minutes before serving.