Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, baked ziti. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Baked ziti is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Baked ziti is something that I have loved my whole life.
Baked Ziti - classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses. Layered PAM sprayed Pyrex baking dishes like so. Baked Ziti is so much more than just a Bolognese pasta bake….
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked ziti using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Baked ziti:
- Take 1 box ziti
- Take 1 lb soft mozzarella cheese (unshreaded)
- Take 1 can crushed tomatoes (28 Oz)
- Get 5 small mushrooms (optional)
- Prepare 2 cup shredded cheeses( mozzarella or Parmesan)
- Take 3 clove garlic
- Get 1 cup marinara sauce
- Take 1 lb ground meat (cooked)
- Get 1/2 medium onion
- Take 1 tsp oregano
- Make ready 1 tsp basil
- Take 8 oz ricotta
I highly suggest dividing the leftovers into single servings so they Like a freeform lasagna, this Baked Ziti has layers of pasta, homemade red. Baked ziti is a simple casserole made with a zesty meat sauce, tender pasta, creamy ricotta, and mozzarella cheese. Typically, the pasta is cooked separately while the meat sauce is being prepared. This baked ziti recipe is layers of pasta with meat sauce and three types of cheese, all cooked together to golden brown perfection.
Steps to make Baked ziti:
- preheat oven to 350
- cook ground meat
- cook ziti until tender
- chop and combine onion, mushrooms, ground meat, crushed tomatoes, garlic, and seasonings and let simmer in a small pan.
- slice mozzarella into about 16 even pieces
- I n a 9 x 13 baking stone or dish scoop out 1/3 of simmering sauce until the bottom of the dish is lightly covered. Then apply a layer of ziti, on top of that layer the 16 slices of mozzarella. The next layer is 1/3 of marinara combination, then spread the ricotta cheese over the sauce using a rubber spatula. The final layer is ziti, the rest of the sauce combination, and then the extra plain sauce on top of that. Then you top it off with the shredded cheese.
- Cover with tin foil and place in the oven for 35 min. Remove foil and cook for another 15 min.
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