Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, baked ziti. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Baked Ziti - classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses. Baked Ziti is a classic baked pasta dish. It's basically some kind of tomato or meat sauce baked in a dish with some kind of cheese and, of course, ziti noodles—unless you're me. Baked Ziti is so much more than just a Bolognese pasta bake….
Baked Ziti is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Baked Ziti is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked ziti using 22 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti:
- Get Ziti———————-
- Prepare 1 pound ziti pasta
- Take 4 quarts water
- Take 1 tablespoon salt
- Get 2 tablespoons extra Virgin olive oil
- Prepare Sauce——————–
- Prepare 2 tablespoons extra Virgin olive oil
- Make ready 1/2 cup diced onions
- Take 28 ounces tomato sauce
- Take 1 tablespoon sugar
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Get 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- Prepare 3 tablespoon chopped parsley
- Take 3/4 cup chopped portobello mushroom
- Prepare 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- Take 2/3 cup sliced olives black ripe
- Make ready 3/4 pound smoked sausage
- Prepare 2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Get Toppings———————-
- Prepare 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- Take 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
The thing that ricotta adds to a baked ziti is creaminess. The best recipe for baked ziti casserole. Cook the ziti until not quite al dente. Baked Ziti Is Lasagna's Chill, Laid-Back Cousin.
Steps to make Baked Ziti:
- Take two tablespoon extra Virgin olive oil and heat in a deep pan dice the onion and add to the oil. Add parsley, oregano, and basil. Sauté for 3 minutes along with the garlic.
- In a pot add the 2 tablespoons salt and two tablespoon extra Virgin olive oil and water bring to a boil and add pasta.
- Sauté the mushrooms, salt, sugar and tomato sauce.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove the casings from the sausage and slice on a bias
- Add the sausage to the sauce.
- Drain and slice the olives
- Add sliced olives to the sauce, and stir in. Simmer for 7 minutes.
- Add the pasta and stir in well
- Simmer for 8 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Add the cheeses.
- Put into cold oven. And turn on when you hear it beep and is up to temperature, bake for 25 minutes.
- Let rest for 7 minutes and serve. I hope you enjoy!!
Cook the ziti until not quite al dente. Baked Ziti Is Lasagna's Chill, Laid-Back Cousin. 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. This easy baked ziti recipe is made with homemade marinara sauce, creamy ricotta, basil, and lots of mozzarella cheese! I turn to this easy baked ziti recipe anytime I'm serving a crowd.
So that is going to wrap it up with this special food baked ziti recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am confident you can make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!