Recipe: Delicious Baked ziti

Baked ziti. 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….

Tender ziti noodles, a zesty meat sauce and delicious creamy ricotta are layered in a casserole dish, topped with cheese and baked until bubbly. Baked ziti resembles a baked pasta from Northern Italy, but it's actually original to the Naples area. The meat sauce along with the cheese makes for a hearty dish that is perfect for colder weather. You can have Baked ziti using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked ziti

1. It's 1 lb of ground beef (or turkey).
2. You need 1/2 lb of mild italian sausage.
3. You need 1 can (24 oz) of spaghetti sauce.
4. Prepare 1/2 of onion (diced).
5. Prepare 3 cloves of garlic (minced).
6. Prepare 16 oz. of mozzerella (shredded).
7. You need 16 oz. of rotelle pasta.
8. Prepare of Salt/pepper.
9. It's of Parmesan cheese.

A saucy, cheesy Baked Ziti Recipe! With a robustly flavored homemade tomato sauce (made with Italian sausage), ricotta and melty, bubbly mozzarella cheese, this is comfort food at its finest. 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.

Baked ziti step by step

1. Bring pan of water to boil. Add salt and pasta..cook until they have a little bit of chew to them still 8-10 min. Drain and return to pan..
2. Brown sausage with a little bit of olive oil. Remove from pan..
3. Add onion to drippings from sausage, saute. Add garlic just before onions are done..
4. Add ground beef to onions and garlic, brown and then drain fat. Return to heat and add sausage and sauce. Let simmer.
5. In baking dish coat bottom with sauce, add layer of cheese followed by a layer of pasta.. Repeat until all is used..top with a final layer of cheese and parm..
6. Bake at 350°F for 20 min. Cheese should be melted and slightly golden brown..
7. Serve and enjoy!!!.

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