Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, baked ziti. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Baked ziti is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Baked ziti is something which 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 get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. 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
- Prepare 1 lb soft mozzarella cheese (unshreaded)
- Prepare 1 can crushed tomatoes (28 Oz)
- Get 5 small mushrooms (optional)
- Take 2 cup shredded cheeses( mozzarella or Parmesan)
- Make ready 3 clove garlic
- Take 1 cup marinara sauce
- Make ready 1 lb ground meat (cooked)
- Take 1/2 medium onion
- Get 1 tsp oregano
- Make ready 1 tsp basil
- Get 8 oz ricotta
Lasagna and baked ziti share a lot of the same ingredients, but I find that baked ziti is a lot easier to throw together and serve. 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 staple dinner recipe at our house. Our boys LOVE this cheesy baked pasta recipe.
Instructions 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.
Baked Ziti is an Italian American classic that always wins! Ziti pasta swimming in meaty tomato sauce flavoured with garlic and basil, then topped with fresh mozzarella and baked to golden perfection. This baked ziti recipe is layers of pasta with meat sauce and three types of cheese, all cooked together to golden brown perfection. A hearty dinner option that's perfect for feeding a crowd! This baked ziti is layered almost like a lasagna to ensure every bite has enough creamy ricotta, stringy mozzarella and tangy tomato sauce.
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