Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, baked ziti variation. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Baked Ziti Variation is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Baked Ziti Variation is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked ziti variation using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti Variation:
- Make ready 48 oz spaghetti or tomato sauce
- Get 3 lb Ground beef
- Get 1 lb spicy Italian sausage
- Get 32 oz tri color Garden Rotini Pasta
- Take 32 oz ricotta cheese
- Prepare 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Take 1/4 cup grated Extra sharp white cheddar cheese
- Make ready 1/4 cup grated Monterey jack cheese
- Get 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Get 16 oz sliced mozzarella cheese
- Take 1/2 cup merlot red wine
- Make ready 2 clove garlic (minced)
- Make ready 4 eggs (whisked)
- Get 1 tsp fresh basil (chopped)
- Make ready 1 tsp oregano (chopped)
- Take 1/2 tsp rosemary (chopped)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp thyme (chopped)
- Take 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
- Make ready 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- Get 4 medium mushrooms (minced)
- Make ready 1 pinch lemon pepper
- Take 1 pinch White or black pepper
- Make ready 1 pinch Sweet chili powder
- Prepare 2 pinch crushed sea salt
Steps to make Baked Ziti Variation:
- In small sauce pan, saute mushrooms, garlic, rosemary and thyme with olive oil. carefully add merlot. and let simmer for 20 mins.
- in large sauce pan with medium heat, add spaghetti sauce, oregano. carefully add ingredients from saute pan into sauce. let simmer for 45 mins to an hour or more depending on preference.
- brown the ground beef and spicy sausage and drain grease, then set aside.
- in large mixing bowl, add ricotta, eggs, basil, parsley, cheddar, jack, parmesan, feta and dry seasonings, with large spoon mix until blended.
- boil dry pasta for 6 minutes until al-dente or use fresh and then mix with spaghetti sauce until covered.
- preheat oven to 350
- in 2 13x9 deep baking or casserole pans layer pasta on bottom, then layer ground beef and sausage then cover with ricotta cheese mix, then layer again with pasta topped with slices of mozzarella. do the same for both. bake in oven for 45 mins or until cheese bubbles on top or for 75 mins if you like your top layer slightly crunchy. let cool for 5 mins, dish out and enjoy with a side of garlic toast and a glass of red wine.
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