Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, baked ziti. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little 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 favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Baked Ziti is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have baked ziti using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti:
- Take 1 lb ziti noodles
- Take 4 C tomato-meat sauce
- Take 8 oz spinach
- Get 5 roma tomatoes; thick julienne & halved
- Take 2 roasted red bell peppers; thick julienne & halved
- Take 2 C mozzarella
- Make ready 1/2 C grated parmesean
- Make ready 1 t crushed pepper flakes
- Make ready 3/4 oz basil; chiffonade
- Make ready 1/2 bundle parsley; chiffonade
- Take 1 large pinch kosher salt
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Steps to make Baked Ziti:
- Heat tomato-meat sauce in a seperate sauce pot to a simmer.
- Boil noodles in salted water until al dente. Drain.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked noodles, 1 C mozzarella, tomatoes, pepper flakes, roasted bell peppers, spinach, parsley, and basil. Add a pinch of salt. Mix together. Transfer to a large casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese atop.
- Bake uncovered at 350° for approximately 15- 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
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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.
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