Bjs Baked Ziti Copycat Food

ITALIAN RESTAURANT BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook ziti in a large pot of boiling salted water until
• tender but still firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drain and rinse under cold running water;
• drain well.
• In a medium bowl, combine
• ricotta cheese, eggs, 1/2 cup Parmesan
• cheese, salt, pepper, and parsley. Mix to
• blend well.
• Toss cooked ziti with 2 cups
• marinara sauce.
• Place half the pasta in an
• 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Top with ricotta
• mixture and half the mozzarella cubes.
• Top with remaining ziti, marinara sauce,
• mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake until casserole is heated through and cheese is
• bubbly and lightly browned on top, 30 to 35
• minutes.

BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt generously and boil the pasta until al dente (tender but still slightly firm). Drain.
• Toss the cooked pasta with the quick tomato sauce, cubed mozzarella, half the Parmesan, all of the black pepper and crushed red pepper in a large bowl. Transfer the pasta to the prepared baking dish. Cover the top of the pasta with the sliced mozzarella and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan. Bake until lightly browned and hot, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the onion and garlic, stirring, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes more. Add the tomatoes and the herb sprigs and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Remove and discard the herb sprigs. Stir in 2 teaspoons salt and season with pepper. Use now or store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

BEST BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Cook ziti according to package directions; drain.
• In large bowl, combine ziti, 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parsley, egg, oregano, garlic powder and pepper.
• In a 9" x 13" pan (sprayed with cooking spray- for easy clean-up) pour 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce; spread ziti mixture evenly over sauce.
• Top with remaining 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce and spread evenly; sprinkle with parmesan cheese (I add additional mozzarella to the top as well).
• Bake covered at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

BAKED ZITI I

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
• In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

COPYCAT SBARRO BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook Ziti according to package directions - 12 to 14 minutes until al dente stirring often. After cooking, drain ziti well, but.
• DO NOT RINSE OFF UNDER WATER!
• Combine ricotta, romano, tomato sauce (reserve 1/4 cup) and pepper in large mixing bowl.
• Gently combine cooked ziti with cheese/sauce mixture.
• In a 13"x9"x2" pan, spread the 1/4 cup reserved sauce.
• Add ziti and top with mozzarella cheese.
• Cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake until mozzarella is thoroughly melted.
• (about 12-15 minutes).
• Serve with garlic bread and additional.
• sauce if desired.