Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, baked ziti. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to 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 recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Baked ziti is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have baked ziti using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked ziti:
- Prepare 1 box ziti
- Prepare 1 lb soft mozzarella cheese (unshreaded)
- Take 1 can crushed tomatoes (28 Oz)
- Take 5 small mushrooms (optional)
- Prepare 2 cup shredded cheeses( mozzarella or Parmesan)
- Prepare 3 clove garlic
- Take 1 cup marinara sauce
- Prepare 1 lb ground meat (cooked)
- Get 1/2 medium onion
- Prepare 1 tsp oregano
- Make ready 1 tsp basil
- Take 8 oz ricotta
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:
- 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.
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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