Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti
Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, loaded meaty baked ziti. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Add meat and season with salt and pepper. Prepare this easy, make-ahead pasta and meat dish today and bake it tomorrow. Add the ground beef and sausage and cook until browned. Also known as Ziti al Forno, this traditional oven-baked pasta is more of a method than an exact science.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook loaded meaty baked ziti using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti:
  1. Prepare 12 oz box of ziti
  2. Take 1/2 pound ground mild country sausage
  3. Get 1/2 pound ground beef
  4. Get 2/3 cup diced pepperoni (optionally diced salami)
  5. Make ready 1 medium onion diced
  6. Make ready 2 Bell peppers diced
  7. Prepare 6-8 oz mushrooms sliced
  8. Make ready 4 cloves garlic minced
  9. Prepare 1 large can crushed tomatoes
  10. Get 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  11. Make ready 1/4 cup red wine
  12. Make ready 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  13. Prepare 1 tablespoon basil
  14. Take 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  15. Get 2 cups mozzarella
  16. Prepare 2 cups Italian cheese blend

If you love layered pasta casserole, don't limit yourself to lasagna. Baked ziti is lasagna's delicious cousin and a long-time favorite comfort food. Because of the savory richness of the cheese, meat and sauce it's very filling and great for large gatherings. I like the pasta completely coated with sauce.

Steps to make Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti:
  1. While you boil water and cook your pasta, Put the onion and bell pepper into a deep skillet with olive oil, over medium heat for 3-4 min. Add mushrooms and cook until vegetables are soft.(another 3-4 min)
  2. Take out vegetables, put in minced garlic cook for 1 min, and brown beef and sausage in the same skillet adding the pepperoni when the beef and sausage are almost brown. Drain the grease.
  3. Add vegetables back to the skillet along with the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, oregano, basil, and garlic powder. Stir together and bring to a simmer. (If sauce is too thick add a little of the water from boiling the noodles, or a bit more wine.)
  4. Combine sauce with noodles, mix well, pour half into a large baking dish and cover with mozzarella cheese. Pour other half on top and cover with cheese blend. (I use provolone, fontina, parmesan and romano), bake for 25-30 minutes at 375° or until cheese is golden brown on top.
  5. Serve with grated Parmesan. This dish is even better the next day!

Because of the savory richness of the cheese, meat and sauce it's very filling and great for large gatherings. I like the pasta completely coated with sauce. Add a layer of mozzarella – should be roughly half. Top with the rest of the ziti and then the rest of the mozzarella. Let it cool to nearly room temperature (or refrigerate).

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