Zippy Baked Ziti Food

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.

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.

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.

CLASSIC BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large skillet, cook ground beef, onions, and garlic over medium-high heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until beef is browned; stirring frequently.
• Stir in spaghetti sauce, chicken broth, and oregano.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir 1 cup of the sauce into the cooked ziti noodles.
• Spoon 1/2 of the ziti mixture into a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Top with 2 cups sauce, then remaining ziti mixture and remaining sauce.
• Cover and bake 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
• Return to oven and bake uncovered for 10 minutes or until heated through.

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.

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.

5-INGREDIENT EASY BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Cook pasta and drain.
• Mix pasta, spaghetti sauce, cooked ground beef, Parmesan cheese and 2 cups of Mozzarella cheese well.
• Spread mixture in a 9 x13 baking dish.
• Top with remaining 2 cups of grated Mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes or until bubbly and the cheese on top has melted.

DELICIOUS BAKED ZITI!

Steps:

• Simmer the pasta sauce and sausage in a small saucepan on the lowest heat possible for simmering.
• In the meantime, cook the pasta according to package directions.
• While pasta is cooking, whip together ricotta, mushroom, egg, and parsley in a medium bowl.
• When pasta is done, drain.
• In a 9 by 9-ish deep casserole, spread about 1/2 cup of the pasta sauce/sausage mixture.
• Layer on half of the ziti.
• Put about 5 or 6 evenly spaced spoonfulls of ricotta on top of the ziti.
• put on half remaining sauce.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of the mozzarella on the sauce.
• Layer on remaining ziti.
• Put remaining ricotta on as directed above.
• Put on the rest of the sauce, and top off with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes, or until cheese is browned and casserole is heated through.
• Let stand a few minutes before serving, if you can!

BEST BAKED ZITI

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, garlic, and ground beef over medium heat.
• Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with non stick cooking spray Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, Ricotta, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven.
• Remove from oven and remove foil.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and return to oven uncovered.
• Bake 5 minutes more or until cheese is golden brown.
• *Increasebaking time if made ahead and refrigerated.

HOMEMADE BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• To make the sauce: First, brown the ground beef and Port. Sausage in separate frying pans over medium heat. Make sure the beef is in a large frying pan, and drain the fat. When the sausage is done, pat it dry with paper towels to remove the grease. When the beef is just about done, grind the pepper over the beef, probably about 1 Tbsp worth.
• Add about 1/2 to 1 Tbsp soy sauce and mix it in to the beef.
• You can replace the soy sauce with salt, but it adds a nice zing to the flavor.
• At this point, I usually cut the onion into chunks and throw it into my Cuisinart with the garlic, and shred them to bits, and toss them in .
• But sliced into small bits works well also.
• Add the onion and garlic, and let cook down (covered) until the onion gets a little clear.
• I add a little oil here sometimes, depending on how much fat was in the meat. Add the tomato paste, and mix it in .
• I do the paste first because it makes it faster and easier to get the consistency right when the sauce comes in .
• Add the sauce and mix it well.
• Add generous amounts of the oregano and Italian Seasoning.
• Don't go overboard on the basil though.
• Add the bay leaves.
• Let it simmer.
• Mix it, and let it simmer longer.
• Start the water boiling for the ziti.
• Add some salt and oil to the water to make it boil quicker, and to help keep the zitis from sticking.
• Throw the green pepper, sausage, and mushrooms into the sauce. Next stir about 4 or 5 Tbsp Parmesan cheese in to the sauce. When the ziti is done, drain them and dump into a large rectangular Pyrex.
• I don't remember the exact size, but I think its around 9x18.
• You may have a touch too many zitis, but they are delicious plain, so eat any extras.
• Once the Parmesan has melted into the sauce and made it stringy, and the sauce has thickened, stir the sauce into the zitis.
• Mix it all well.
• Now, lay the sliced mozzarella over the ziti like shingles on a roof.
• Sprinkle over some more Parmesan, maybe a tablespoons.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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.

EASY BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Cook and drain ziti as per box instructions. Set aside.
• In a greased 9x9 pyrex dish, mix together spaghetti sauce, 1/4 c mozzarella, 1/4 c cheddar, 2T parmesan reggiano, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and hot sauce.
• In olive oil, saute garlic, broccoli and beef for a few minutes, until beef is brown. Season it to taste.
• Add sauted ingredients and ziti to pan, and mix together well.
• Top with remaining cheeses, and bake at 350F for half an hour.