Beef Ziti Casserole Food

BAKED ZITI WITH GROUND BEEF AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease or spray a 2 1/2- to a 3-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef, sausage, and onion. Cook, stirring until the meat is no longer pink and the onion is translucent.
• Add the garlic to the meat mixture and cook, while stirring, for 1 minute longer.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, and crushed red pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 to 12 minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper, as needed.
• In a large bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, and mozzarella cheese. Stir until well blended.
• While the sauce is simmering, cook the ziti in boiling salted water following the directions on the package. Drain well.
• Add the hot drained pasta to the bowl with the ricotta cheese mixture. Toss lightly to blend.
• Add 2 cups of the meat sauce to the ziti mixture.
• Transfer half of the pasta mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Spread about half of the remaining meat sauce over the pasta, and then top with the Parmesan cheese and 1 cup of the remaining mozzarella.
• Top with the remaining pasta mixture.
• Finish with the remaining meat sauce, remaining mozzarella cheese, and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly around the edges.
• Serve and enjoy.

CHEESY BAKED ZITI WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F. Lightly butter a 2 1/2-quart baking dish. Bring a big pot of water to a boil.
• Drizzle the olive oil in a very large skillet or sauté pan and place it over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the ground beef, onion, and green bell pepper. Cook, stirring until the onion is tender and the beef is no longer pink.
• Drain off the excess fat and then add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
• While the meat is simmering, cook the ziti in the boiling salted water until just al dente. The pasta needs to still have some bite as it will continue cooking in the oven. Set aside.
• Add the cooked pasta and half of the mozzarella cheese to the pan with the meat sauce.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Top the casserole with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake the ziti for 25 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Serve hot and enjoy!

BAKED ZITI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook ziti in boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 13 minutes; drain. Rinse ziti with cold water until cool; drain.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix ziti, ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, egg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Spread 1/2 cup tomato sauce into the bottom of a 2 1/2-quart shallow baking dish. Pour ziti mixture into the dish. Top with remaining 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until sauce and cheese layer is bubbly and lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

ZITI CASSEROLE WITH GROUND BEEF AND MUSHROOMS RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350 F.
• Cook pasta in boiling water following package directions. Drain and rinse with hot water.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Brown the ground beef for about 5 minutes. Add onion, green pepper, and mushrooms and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until beef is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.
• Stir in the spaghetti sauce, cream of mushroom soup , and diced tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until hot. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Spread half of the pasta in the prepared baking dish. Spoon half of the sauce over the pasta, then top with half of the cheese. Repeat layers with the remaining pasta, sauce, and cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until hot and bubbly.

BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions and saute until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ground beef and sausage and cook until browned. Drain off almost all of the fat, leaving a bit behind for flavor and moisture. Add the tomato sauce, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and some salt and pepper. Stir, bring to a simmer and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove 3 to 4 cups of the cooked sauce to a bowl to cool down.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add some salt. Cook the ziti until not quite al dente.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a bowl, mix 2 cups of the grated mozzarella, the ricotta, Parmesan, parsley, eggs and some salt and pepper. Stir together just a couple of times (do not mix completely).
• Drain the pasta and rinse under cool water to stop the cooking and cool it down. Pour it into the bowl with the cheese mixture and toss to slightly combine (there should still be large lumps). Add the cooled reserved meat sauce and toss to combine.
• Add half the coated pasta to a large casserole dish or lasagna dish. Spoon half of the remaining sauce over the top, then top with half the remaining mozzarella. Repeat with another layer of the coated pasta and the remaining sauce and mozzarella.
• Bake until bubbling, about 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before sprinkling with chopped parsley to serve.

BEEF ZITI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Cook ziti and mixed vegetables according to package directions for each; drain. Return cooked ziti and vegetables to cooking pot used to cook ziti.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, cook beef until browned, stirring to separate meat. Spoon off fat.
• Stir in soup, tomatoes, basil, pepper and garlic. Heat through. Add soup mixture to ziti mixture; mix well. Spoon into greased 12- by 8-inch baking dish. Cover with foil; bake 15 minutes.
• Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes more or until cheese melts.

CAROL'S BAKED ZITI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in ziti pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• Combine egg, ricotta cheese, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Spread 1/3 the spaghetti sauce in prepared baking dish. Top with 1/2 the pasta, 1/2 the ricotta mixture, 1/3 the spaghetti sauce, 1/2 the mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 the Parmesan cheese; repeat layers. Top with remaining spaghetti sauce and Parmesan cheese; cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until heated through, 45 to 50 minutes.

WW 5 POINTS - BAKED BEEF ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook pasta according to package directions without added fat or salt; drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add garlic and sauté 2 minutes.
• Add beef and cook until browned, breaking up the meat as it cooks, about 3 to 5 minutes; drain off any fat and return pan to heat.
• Add oregano, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper; stir to coat beef.
• Cook until herbs become fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Spoon a small amount of tomato mixture into the bottom of a 4-quart casserole dish (just enough to cover the surface).
• Top with half of the cooked ziti and then layer with half of the remaining tomato sauce and half of the mozzarella cheese. Layer remaining ziti on top and top with remaining sauce and mozzarella cheese.
• Bake until cheese is golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes.
• 5 Points yields about 1 cup per serving.

BAKED ZITI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook and drain ground beef.
• Saute green pepper, onion, and mushrooms and add to ground beef.
• Add onion powder and garlic powder, oregano and 3 tablespoons of the tomato paste. Stir and set aside while you cook pasta.(al dente).
• Drain cooked pasta and set aside.
• Stir together the cottage cheese, sour cream.
• Slice the black olives and add to the cottage cheese mixture.
• Mix the spaghetti sauce and remaining tomato paste with the ziti.
• Spray 9x13 pan with non stick spray.
• Place half the noodles in the pan.
• Top with meat mixture and a layer of parmesan cheese.
• Top with the cottage cheese and sour cream mixture.
• Top with a layer of the Mozarella cheese.
• Top with the other half of the noodles and a final layer of parmesan cheese (the inside layers of cheese can be thin, just enough to add a cheesy layer).
• Bake uncovered 30 minute or until hot and bubbly and cheeses are melted.

BAKED ZITI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the egg, ricotta and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. , Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with a third of the pasta, half of the ricotta mixture, 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese, 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese and 1 cup sauce. Repeat layers of pasta, ricotta mixture and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Top with remaining pasta, sauce mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. , Cover and bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until heated through.

COMPANY'S COMING LAYERED ZITI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a large deep casserole dish or lasagna pan. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, adding 1 t kosher salt and 1 t olive oil. Add pasta and cook 8 minutes. Pasta should still be firm. Drain.
• Fry onion, garlic, ground beef and Italian sausage in remaining olive oil over medium high heat until browned. (Remove casings from sausage first.) Add spaghetti sauce and reduce heat to low. Add salt if needed.
• In prepared dish or pan, layer half the cooked pasta, all the provolone, all the sour cream, and all the ricotta. Sprinkle a tiny pinch of salt over the ricotta and some fresh ground pepper to taste. Next, Layer all the green onions, and half the meat sauce. Next layer the remaining pasta, all the mozzarella, the remaining meat sauce and top with the parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 - 35 minutes, or until cheeses have melted. (If you have it layered in a smaller, deep casserole dish, it will take longer to cook than if you have it layered in a more shallow larger lasagna pan.).

BAKED ZITI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• To make sauce:.
• In a 6-quart pot, saute onion and garlic in liquid butter buds. Add undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, 1 1/2 cups water, 2 tablespoons parsley, sugar, oregano, basil and pepper. Mix well. Mash tomatoes. Simmer covered but stirring occasionally for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Cook ziti as package directs. Make cheese layer: In large bowl, combine ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/4 cup parmesan, egg beaters, parsley, and pepper. Beat with wooden spoon until blended.
• Spoon a little sauce into a 5-quart casserole dish (or 2 9-inch square dishes) that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Layer 1/3 ziti, cheese mixture, and remaining sauce. Sprinkle part of the remaining mozzarella on top. Repeat layers 2 times, ending with mozzarella and 1/4 cup parmesan. Bake uncovered 45 minutes.