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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’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Baked Ziti is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook baked ziti using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti:
- Make ready 1 lb Hot or sweet Italian turkey sausage
- Get 1 onion, chopped
- Take 3 clove sliced garlic
- Take 28 oz plain diced tomatoes
- Get 15 oz tomato sauce
- Take 2 tsp sugar
- Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper
- Take 14 1/2 oz basil and oregano diced tomatoes
- Take 1 tsp dried basil leaves or half cup fresh basil chopped
- Make ready 16 oz Ziti
- Prepare 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
- Make ready 1 packages sliced provolone
- Take 1/4 cup grated parmesan or romano cheese
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Instructions to make Baked Ziti:
- Preheat the oven to 375. Crumble the sausage into a 3 quart saucepan. Cook for 8 minutes or until no pink remains. Drain the fat.
- In another pot, add the onion and saute for about 4 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the plain tomatoes with their juice. Stir in the sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the sausage, seasoned tomatoes, and the basil.
- Boil the Ziti, drain, then return to the pot. Coat the Ziti in just enough sauce to coat it. Layer half of the Ziti in a 13 by 9 pan. Top with the provolone overlapping the slices as needed. Add the rest of the Ziti, then the mozzarella cheese. Pour the last of the sauce over the top and sprinkle with parmesan and romano cheese. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes until bubbly around the edges and lightly brown. Let it cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!
- Optional: save some of the mozzarella as a topping and add extra seasonings on top before placing it in the oven.
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