#1581 - Baked Sausage and Ziti

1 1/2 lbs. sweet OR hot Italian sausage
1/2lb. fresh sliced mushrooms
1 - 32oz. jar of your favorite brand of pasta sauce
1lb. of ziti pasta (cooked and drained according to box directions)
1lb. shredded mozzarella cheese

Cook ziti according to box directions--drain and set aside (do not rinse). In a skillet over medium heat add a little water--add sausage and cook/brown the sausage. Drain off any fat in the skillet, then remove sausage, cut sausage into coin shaped pieces, then return sausage pieces to the skillet. Add mushrooms and the pasta sauce--stir. Cover skillet with a lid, turn heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Grease a 9 x 13 glass baking dish. In a large bowl add cooked/drained ziti and sausage mixture--stir until mixed. Pour the whole mixture into the greased baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, remove from oven, sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese all over the top. Return to oven and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until cheese melts and mixture is hot.