Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (15oz) jar Bertolli Garlic Alfredo sauce
1 1/2 lb mild Italian sausage (about 1 pkg), cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/2 cup onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup chicken broth, divided
dash of nutmeg
1/2 lb ziti pasta
1 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In large sauce pan melt butter in olive oil over medium-high heat.  Add sausage and cook for 8-10 minutes or until brown and cooked through.  Add onion and sauté 5 minutes.  Add garlic and sauté 3 minutes and then add 1/2 cup chicken broth to deglaze pan, scrapping bottom while stirring.  Add Alfredo sauce and stir.  Pour remaining 1/4 cup chicken broth into Alfredo sauce jar, replace lid and shake.  Pour broth/Alfredo sauce mixture into pan with sausage. Add nutmeg and stir well.  Cover and reduce heat to low.  Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Prepare pasta according to package directions and then drain.  Add pasta to sausage mixture and mix well.  Pour sausage and pasta into a lightly greased 2-quart oval baking dish.  Sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese and bake 10-12 minutes or until cheese is light brown and bubbly.  Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes.  Spoon onto serving dishes and top with fresh basil.