Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Cheesy Baked Ziti
Cheesy Baked Ziti. 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.
Baked ziti is one of those super easy recipes the whole family will love. Ziti is cooked, then tossed with spaghetti sauce, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses. Our favorite baked ziti recipe is creamy and cheesy with a mixture of pasta, a five minute homemade sauce and four cheeses. You can have Cheesy Baked Ziti using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Cheesy Baked Ziti
- Prepare 1 box of ziti noodles.
- Prepare 8 cup of water.
- Prepare 1 dash of salt.
- It's 1 lb of spicy sausage.
- You need 1 medium of sized onion.
- Prepare 4 clove of garlic.
- It's 2 can of tomato paste.
- Prepare 1 can of tomato sauce.
- Prepare 1 cup of water.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of italian seasoning.
- You need 1 tsp of oregano.
- You need 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper (optional - I like to spice it up!).
- You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
- You need 2 tbsp of fresh parsley.
- You need 2 cup of parmesan cheese.
- Prepare 3 cup of 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.
Cheesy Baked Ziti step by step
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- 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).
- In skillet or medium pot, over medium heat, add sausage and onion and cook til brown then drain..
- Add garlic to sausage and onion and give a stir to soften..
- Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, and 1 cup water to sausage mixture. Stir until mixture is smooth..
- Add Italian seasoning, oregano, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt..
- Bring sauce to a slow boil and turn down to simmer for 5-10 minutes..
- Add fresh parsley and stir..
- In 9×11 baking dish add noodles, sauce, 2 cups parmesan cheese and 2 cups mozzarella cheese. Stir all until thoroughly mixed..
- Top with 1 cup remaining mozzerella cheese..
- Bake at 350° for 45 minutes..
- Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes and serve..
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! 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.
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