Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, baked ziti. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Baked Ziti is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Baked Ziti is something that I have loved my entire life.

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….

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked ziti using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti:

1. Make ready 2 lbs penne pasta
2. Take 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
3. Prepare 24 oz tomato sauce
4. Prepare 4 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
5. Make ready 4 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded)
6. Get 1 cup parmesan cheese
7. Prepare 2 eggs
8. Make ready 4 tbsp parsley
9. Prepare 1 tbsp salt
10. Prepare 1 tsp black pepper
11. Get 1 tsp oregano
12. Prepare 1/4 cup halved pepperoni slices (optional)

I highly suggest dividing the leftovers into single servings so they Like a freeform lasagna, this Baked Ziti has layers of pasta, homemade red. Baked ziti is a simple casserole made with a zesty meat sauce, tender pasta, creamy ricotta, and mozzarella cheese. Typically, the pasta is cooked separately while the meat sauce is being prepared. This baked ziti recipe is layers of pasta with meat sauce and three types of cheese, all cooked together to golden brown perfection.

Instructions to make Baked Ziti:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Boil water. Add some salt (about 1 tbsp) to flavor the pasta as it cooks. Once it boils, add pasta and cook for 15 minutes. Once pasta is done cooking, mix in a bit of sauce to keep it from sticking.
3. Heat a pan at medium heat, add the beef and some water (maybe 2 cups or so). Brown the chopped meat. This will take about 10 minutes - you’ll know it’s done when the juice is clear.
4. Then drain it. Once the meat cools a bit, break it up into small pieces if it isn’t already.
5. Get a large foil roast pan and coat the bottom with about 1/4 cup of sauce.
6. In a large bowl, mix together the meat and all ingredients, except the cooked pasta. Leave a little bit of sauce to the side to drizzle over the top later.
7. After the meat, cheeses, eggs, and seasonings are mixed well, add the pasta and mix well again.
8. Put the ziti in the baking pan. Sprinkle some extra mozzarella and parmesan cheese (maybe 2 handfuls of each) over the top layer. Then drizzle the last of the sauce over top.
9. Cover the pan with foil and cook in the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Then, take off the foil and cook for another 20 minutes or so.

A hearty dinner option that's perfect for feeding a crowd! 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. This Easy Baked Ziti Recipe is a fabulous no-stress, no-fail dinner recipe that tastes great, looks beautiful, and couldn't be simpler to throw together. Hello, lovely friends, who feels like a little comfort.

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