Cheesy Baked Ziti
Cheesy Baked Ziti

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Place the ziti in a large bowl. Mix with the ricotta and half of the mozzarella. Mix the oregano and the paprika into the spaghetti sauce. Pour half of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of the pan.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cheesy baked ziti using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Baked Ziti:
  1. Get 1 box ziti noodles
  2. Take 8 cup water
  3. Take 1 dash salt
  4. Get 1 lb spicy sausage
  5. Take 1 medium sized onion
  6. Make ready 4 clove garlic
  7. Make ready 2 can tomato paste
  8. Get 1 can tomato sauce
  9. Prepare 1 cup water
  10. Take 1 tbsp italian seasoning
  11. Take 1 tsp oregano
  12. Prepare 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  13. Make ready 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional - I like to spice it up!)
  14. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
  15. Get 2 tbsp fresh parsley
  16. Prepare 2 cup parmesan cheese
  17. Make ready 3 cup mozzerella cheese

This pasta is the best ever! It's the creamiest, cheesiest baked recipe…something I can never resist! If you love pasta and cheese, then this recipe is about to be one of your favorites! I can't resist cheesy pasta in any form, and this just might be the best pasta dish for easy dinners.

Instructions to make Cheesy Baked Ziti:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°
  2. In a large pot add water, salt, and ziti noodles. Cook til al dente, drain and set aside. (I toss with a tsp. oil to prevent sticking)
  3. In skillet or medium pot, over medium heat, add sausage and onion and cook til brown then drain.
  4. Add garlic to sausage and onion and give a stir to soften.
  5. Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, and 1 cup water to sausage mixture. Stir until mixture is smooth.
  6. Add Italian seasoning, oregano, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt.
  7. Bring sauce to a slow boil and turn down to simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  8. Add fresh parsley and stir.
  9. In 9×11 baking dish add noodles, sauce, 2 cups parmesan cheese and 2 cups mozzarella cheese. Stir all until thoroughly mixed.
  10. Top with 1 cup remaining mozzerella cheese.
  11. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
  12. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes and serve.

If you love pasta and cheese, then this recipe is about to be one of your favorites! I can't resist cheesy pasta in any form, and this just might be the best pasta dish for easy dinners. Cook ziti according to package directions; drain; set aside. Mix cooked sausage and pasta in with ricotta mixture. Cheesy Ziti Bake - a simple and delicious dinner recipe filled with a cream cheese and tomato sauce topped with cheese!

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