Neeleys Baked Ziti Food

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.

BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a saute pan over medium heat and add onion and garlic. Saute until the onions become translucent. Add tomatoes, parsley, basil, and Italian seasoning. Cover and let simmer about 25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bring a pot of water to boiling for the pasta. Add salt and pasta and boil until pasta is al dente - about 10 minutes.
• Drain pasta well stir into pot of sauce. Transfer to a baking dish and top with cheeses. Bake until cheese is melted.

AUTHENTIC BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• SAUCE.
• Remove the sausage casings and crumble the sausage.
• Add 2 teaspoons of olive oil to a pan, and brown the sausage.
• Puree the tomatoes in a blender (not too much).
• Add onions and garlic to now-browned sausage. Cook for a few more minutes until transparent.
• Add your tomato puree to the sausage.
• Add thyme and basil to sauce.
• Add some salt and pepper to taste.
• Add a generous pinch of the pepper flakes.
• Stir this up, heat to near-boil, then let it simmer covered on low for 15 minutes.
• BUILDING THE DISH.
• Boil your ziti pasta to not quite al-dente. Don't overboil, pasta will soften while baking.
• Cut the mozarella, half of it into 1/2 inch cubes, the other half in as thin of slices as you can manage.
• Remove the herb sprigs from the sauce and discard.
• Add the can of tomato paste to your sauce to thicken it up and give it a lively red color and more intense flavor.
• Add the pasta, your sauce, the cubed mozarella and half the parmesan in a baking dish.
• Top with the sliced mozarella and the remainder of the parmesan.
• Bake for about 30 minutes until golden.

NEELEY'S BAKED ZITI RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add ziti and cook until al dente. Drain in a colander. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute turkey sausage. Add onion and garlic and saute until the sausage is cooked through. Use your spoon to break up the sausage while it cooks. Add the can of diced tomatoes and pesto and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add the ricotta cheese, spinach, Parmesan and mozzarella to a large bowl, and stir to combine. Butter a 4-quart baking dish, add the cooked pasta, then sausage mixture and cheese mixture. Top with a sprinkling of mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake until completely heated through and golden and crisp on top, about 20 minutes

BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Boil ziti, following package directions, drain and place in a large bowl.
• Mix all the ricotta cheese and half of the mozzarella with the ziti.
• Spray a 13x9 pan with Pam.
• Cover the bottom half of the pan with about half the sauce.
• Put the ziti mixture on top of sauce.
• Pour remaining sauce on top of ziti.
• Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
• Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes until cheese is melted and it is lightly golden.