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    Home » From My Kitchen » Recipes

    04/16/2015

    Baked ziti recipe

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    My boys and I enjoy pasta meals. A few of our favorites are lasagna, spaghetti, and baked ziti. I taught my youngest how to make spaghetti last week and next week I will be showing him how to make a baked ziti recipe. He's not old enough to cook or bake on his own just yet but he still loves to help me when I'm cooking. I hope his love of food and cooking continues as he grows up.

    baked ziti recipe

    baked ziti recipe
    ingredients:
    16 oz. box of ziti pasta
    ½ pound of ground beef
    1 jar of spaghetti sauce
    8oz can of tomato sauce
    15 oz. of ricotta cheese
    ½ cup of parmesan cheese
    1 large onion chopped
    1 teaspoon oregano

    Directions:
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook the ziti according to package instructions and set aside. On medium heat cook the beef, onion, and garlic until beef is browned. Stir in sauces and oregano, and keep on heat until mixture starts to boil. Combine 1 cup of beef/sauce mixture with cooked ziti. Spoon in ½ of ziti mixture into a large baking dish. Top with ricotta and 1 cup of mozzarella and 1 cup of sauce. Spoon in the rest of the ziti mixture and top with rest of the sauce, cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove the ziti from the oven and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese then bake the ziti uncovered for another 10 minutes.

    baked ziti
    Author: Mama B
    Prep time: 10 mins
    Cook time: 30 mins
    Total time: 40 mins
    Ingredients
    • 16 oz box of ziti
    • ½ pound of ground beef
    • 1 jar of spaghetti sauce
    • 8 oz can of tomato sauce
    • 15 oz of ricotta cheese
    • ½ cup of parmesan cheese
    • 1 large onion chopped
    • 1 teaspoon oregano
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    2. Cook ziti as directed on the package and set aside
    3. On medium heat cook beef, onion, and garlic until beef is browned
    4. Stir in sauces and oregano, and keep on heat until mixture starts to boil
    5. Combine 1 cup of beef/sauce mixture with cooked ziti
    6. Spoon in ½ of ziti mixture into a large baking dish
    7. Top with ricotta and 1 cup of mozzarella and 1 cup of sauce
    8. Spoon in the rest of the ziti mixture and top with rest of the sauce,
    9. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes
    10. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese
    11. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes
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    Add a salad and some garlic bread or just enjoy the ziti by its self and dinner is served. Do you have a favorite pasta meal?

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