Zippity Do Dah Baked Ziti Food

BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cook the pasta: Heat a large pot of salted water (for every 2 quarts of water, one tablespoon of salt) to a strong boil. Add the pasta and cook at a rolling boil, uncovered, until the pasta is al dente-edible but still a little firm to the bite. Drain the pasta through a colander. Toss with a little olive oil so the pasta does not stick together while you make the sauce.
• Brown the meat: While the water is heating in the previous step, start on the sauce. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large sauté pan on medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering hot, add the bulk sausage or ground meat. Break up any large chunks of sausage as it cooks. Brown well. Don't stir that often or it will be more difficult for the meat to brown. If you are using ground beef or pork instead of sausage, sprinkle with a little salt.

ZIPPITY-DO-DAH BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook ziti according to package. Drain.
• Cook italian sausage along with garlic and onion until browned. Drain. Return sausage mixture to pan. Add in spaghetti sauce, sugar, and spices. Stir.
• Combine sour cream and cottage cheese.
• Grease 13x9 with cooking spray.
• Layer in the pan 1/2 of noodles, 1/2 of sauce, all of the provolone, all of the sour cream/cottage cheese mixture, 2nd 1/2 of noodles, 2nd half of sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
• Bake in oven for 20-30 minutes or until heated through and cheeses are melted.

BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Sauté onion in oil until it's tender.
• Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, oregano, basil, salt and pepper.
• Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• Coat casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Combine ricotta and 1/2 of the mozzarella in a large bowl.
• Add cooked ziti and half of the sauce.
• Stir.
• Turn into prepared casserole dish and pour on the remaining sauce.
• Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

CROCKPOT BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Combine cheeses in large bowl, reserving some mozzarella. Brown meat with onion, garlic and oregano or Italian seasoning. Drain and return to pan. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste. Stir well and heat through. Spray interior of slow cooker. Place a small layer of meat and sauce mixture on bottom. Cover with dry pasta. Add several spoons of cheese mixture, spread over pasta. Add a layer of sauce, a layer of pasta, a layer of cheese. Repeat until all ingredients are gone. Cook on low 6 hours. Ten minutes before serving, sprinkle reserved mozzarella on top and allow cheese to melt.

BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Chop onion into fine small pieces and brown with ground beef.
• Sprinkle garic salt on.
• Drain.
• Add Ziti and Spaghetti sauce and mix well.
• Spoon into a greased 9*13 in pan.
• Top with cheese.
• Cover and bake at 350.
• I also like to add a can of mushrooms.

TRADITIONAL BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Boil pasta as directed on box for al dente. Drain and return to pot.
• Add 5/6 of you pasta sauce to pot.
• Add the riggota cheese, mozzarella cheese, garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, oregano, and the egg slightly beaten.Mix well.
• Pour remaining sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 inch glass baking dish.
• Pour ziti mix into the baking dish and sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top.
• Cover with foil and bake for 35-45 minutes or until its bubbly.

SURPRISING BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350.
• oil an 8x8 baking dish.
• cook pasta in salted water for 7 min, drain, and tinse.
• heat 1 1/2 tbsp of the oil in a pan over med- low heat.
• cook onion until it becomes translucent.
• add garlic and cook it for 30 sec.
• add tomato, salt, and bay leaf.
• raise heat to medium.
• simmer mixture for 10 min or until it gets very thick.
• remove the bay leaf and stir in 1/4 tsp pepper.
• in a bowl, combine the pesto, half the parmesan, the ricotta, 1 cup of the mozzarella, and the remaining black pepper.
• put 1/2 of the pasta in the baking dish.
• top with 1/3 of the sauce.
• spread entire cheese mixture evenly over the sauce.
• cover with the remaining pasta, sauce, and cheese.
• drizzle 1/2 tbsp olive oil over the top layer of cheese.
• bake until bubbling (about 30 min).
• let stand at least 10 minutes before cutting.

ARTICHOKE BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9 baking pan.
• In a large bowl combine artichokes, mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions, parmesean cheese and 3/4 cup mozarella cheese.
• Toss in ziti and combine well.
• Place in prepared baking pan.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup mozarella cheese and bread crumbs if you are using them.
• Bake uncovered for 35 minutes.
• Let sit for 5-7 minutes before serving.