Baked Ziti
Classic Baked Ziti
Here is another good comfort food dish the entire family will love! It’s easy, cheesy and delicious. By now, you know I love a good pasta dish. Baked Ziti is a classic Italian American casserole made with ziti noodles, cheese, meat and pasta sauce. The authentic version is made with a homemade pasta sauce but this recipe uses a jar pasta sauce which is just as good in my opinion. If you want to make a homemade sauce for this recipe, you can definitely do that. I mixed ground beef and italian sausage to add more flavor to the dish. You could use ground turkey if you prefer. If you are unable to find Ziti noodles in the grocery store, you can use Penne noodles instead. Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
In a skillet, add 1 tsp of oil and 1/2 diced onion. Cook until the onions have softened.
Once the onions have softened, add 1 lb of ground beef and 1 lb of sweet Italian sausage to the pan. Cook until the meat has browned.
Season the ground meat with 1/2 tsp oregano, 1 tsp onion powder and 1 /2 tbsp garlic salt. Add 2 jars of your favorite pasta sauce to the ground meat. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
Dice some fresh mozzarella into 2 cups and add to the cook pasta.
Pour the sauce on top of the noodles and mozzarella cheese and stir well.
Pour into a casserole dish and top with 2 cups of shredded mozzarella and 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan cheese.
Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes and broil for 1 minute just to give the cheese a brownish color.
Be careful when serving, it is really hot! Serve with a salad and garlic bread for a complete meal. ENJOY!
Baked Ziti
Ingredients
- 1 box of Ziti Noodles
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground sweet italian sausage
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tbsp garlic salt
- 2 jars of pasta sauce
- 2 cups diced fresh mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 diced onion
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
Instructions
- Cook the Ziti noodles according to the package directions.
- In a skillet, add the olive oil and diced onions.
- Cook until the onions have softened.
- Add the ground beef and sweet Italian sausage.
- Cook until the meat has browned.
- Season the meat with oregano, onion powder and garlic salt.
- Add the jars of pasta sauce to the meat and stir.
- Dice the fresh mozzarella into 2 cups and add to the cooked pasta and stir.
- Pour the meat sauce over the pasta and mozzarella and stir.
- Add the mixture to a casserole dish.
- Top with shredded mozzarella and shredded parmesan.
- Cover and cook in a 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes and broil for 1 minute or until the cheese has melted.
- Be careful removing from the oven and serving. It will be really hot!.
- Serve and ENJOY!
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