Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, baked ziti. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Baked Ziti is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Baked Ziti is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked ziti using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti:
- Prepare 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Get 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- Get 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Take 1 lb. ground beef
- Get 1 lb. ziti noodles
- Make ready 1 can (28 oz.) unsalted crushed tomatoes
- Take 1 can (14.5 oz.) unsalted diced tomatoes
- Get 1 can (8 oz.) unsalted tomato sauce
- Take 2 tsp. each sugar, dried basil
- Prepare 1 tsp. each salt, Italian seasoning
- Get 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- Take 1 container (15 oz.) ricotta cheese
- Take 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- Prepare 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
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. In a large saucepan, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Baked ziti can become dry for several reasons. When assembling the dish, be sure to cover the pasta with enough of the sauce so that the noodles don't dry out.
Instructions to make Baked Ziti:
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over med-low heat. Once its hot, add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until translucent. Then stir in the garlic and cook another 2 or so minutes, until fragrant. Add the ground beef and cook until no longer pink, breaking it apart as you cook. Drain out any excess fat, if needed.
- Add all of the canned tomatoes, seasonings and sugar. Once it comes to a simmer, reduce the heat down to low, then let it simmer lightly for 15 or so minutes, while you cook the pasta.
- In a seperate large pot, heat up salted water over high heat. Once it comes to a boil, cook the pasta according to the package directions, then drain it, toss lightly with a splash of olive oil and return it to the empty pot. Toss the ricotta cheese with the hot pasta. Then stir in all but about a cup or so of the sauce and toss it all together.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13" baking pan. Spread half of the pasta mixture out into the pan. Then sprinkle half the mozzarella and parmesan cheese over the top of it. Top with the remaining pasta, then spread the remaining sauce evenly over the top, especially around the edges. Top with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 30 or so minutes, until heated through and the cheese over the top has started to brown. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Baked ziti can become dry for several reasons. When assembling the dish, be sure to cover the pasta with enough of the sauce so that the noodles don't dry out. Also, to prevent moisture from evaporating while cooking, cover the dish tightly with foil. Baked Ziti is a classic baked pasta dish. It's basically some kind of tomato or meat sauce baked in a dish with some kind of cheese and, of course, ziti noodles—unless you're me, then you use mostaciolli noodles.
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