Simple Cheesy Italian Baked Ziti
Simple Cheesy Italian Baked Ziti

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, simple cheesy italian baked ziti. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Enjoy Our Restaurant Quality Dishes While Staying At Home. The cheesy, comforting recipe got its name from Brenda's son, who often requests his great grandma's baked ziti for special meals. But in Great Grandma's day, the ziti served a different purpose. Cook ziti according to package directions; drain; set aside.

Simple Cheesy Italian Baked Ziti is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Simple Cheesy Italian Baked Ziti is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have simple cheesy italian baked ziti using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Simple Cheesy Italian Baked Ziti:
  1. Take 1 box Garden Rotini Noodles (or whatever noodles you like)
  2. Make ready 1 lb Ground Beef
  3. Get 1 lb Ground Chuck
  4. Make ready 1 clove Garlic Clove chopped finely
  5. Get 1 large onion, chopped
  6. Make ready 1 large Bell Pepper, chopped
  7. Get 1 tsp Oregano
  8. Make ready 1 tsp Sweet Basil
  9. Get 1 tsp Thyme
  10. Take Lawry's Season All Salt
  11. Make ready Lawry's Garlic Salt
  12. Make ready 1 tbsp ground black pepper
  13. Take 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  14. Prepare 2 cup Shredded parmesan cheese
  15. Get 2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  16. Take 4 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  17. Make ready 2 can Chopped tomatoes
  18. Make ready 2 cup Basil and onion Spaghetti sauce
  19. Get 1 can Tomato Paste
  20. Take 2 cup Italian cheese blend

I love that it has all of the deep, aromatic, and cheesy flavors of lasagna but it's much easier to make and okay to get messy! Baked ziti is like lasagna's laid back little brother. That makes it the perfect dish to assemble with the kids! Baked ziti is one of those incredibly adaptable recipes you can change to suit your mood, your family's tastes or the ingredients you have on hand.

Steps to make Simple Cheesy Italian Baked Ziti:
  1. Pre-heat oven to bake at 375°
  2. Spray cooking pan with non stick spray and set to the side.
  3. Bring water to boil for noodles. Once water is hot, add noodles and cook until tender.
  4. Mix all spices, onion, bell pepper, garlic, ground beef and ground Chuck together. Mix thoroughly before Browning meat.
  5. Brown meat. Once meat is Brown set to side.
  6. Mix Italian blend cheese, cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese with the meat in a large bowl.
  7. Once cheese has been added, then add the tomatoes, spaghetti sauce and tomato paste to the meat. Stir together thoroughly.
  8. Add meat mix to baking pan in its entirety. Add noodles and then mix the meat with the noodles until all ingredients are blended together.
  9. Add mozzarella cheese to the top of the bake. (I add some extra sprinkles of oregano as well)
  10. Bake at 375° for 45 minutes to an hour, depending upon how Brown you prefer your cheese.

That makes it the perfect dish to assemble with the kids! Baked ziti is one of those incredibly adaptable recipes you can change to suit your mood, your family's tastes or the ingredients you have on hand. Try adding browned ground beef or roasted vegetables to this easy pasta dish. For a full meal, serve it up with garlic bread and caesar salad. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and add the ziti.

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