How to Cook Appetizing Baked Ziti Variation

Baked Ziti Variation. When the baked ziti delivery from Parm arrived at the office, it clinched it for me. The aluminum-foil levee: getting creative with how many variations of ziti I can squeeze into baking trays. Baked ziti resembles a baked pasta from Northern Italy, but it's actually original to the Naples area.

Baked Ziti Variation Meat: You can use all ground beef or all sausage instead of a combination of beef and sausage. Baked ziti is a popular casserole with ziti pasta and a Neapolitan-style tomato-based sauce characteristic of Italian-American cuisine. It is a form of pasta al forno. You can cook Baked Ziti Variation using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Baked Ziti Variation

  1. It's 48 oz of spaghetti or tomato sauce.
  2. You need 3 lb of Ground beef.
  3. Prepare 1 lb of spicy Italian sausage.
  4. Prepare 32 oz of tri color Garden Rotini Pasta.
  5. Prepare 32 oz of ricotta cheese.
  6. Prepare 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
  7. Prepare 1/4 cup of grated Extra sharp white cheddar cheese.
  8. It's 1/4 cup of grated Monterey jack cheese.
  9. Prepare 1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese.
  10. Prepare 16 oz of sliced mozzarella cheese.
  11. It's 1/2 cup of merlot red wine.
  12. Prepare 2 clove of garlic (minced).
  13. Prepare 4 of eggs (whisked).
  14. Prepare 1 tsp of fresh basil (chopped).
  15. Prepare 1 tsp of oregano (chopped).
  16. It's 1/2 tsp of rosemary (chopped).
  17. It's 1/2 tsp of thyme (chopped).
  18. It's 1/4 cup of parsley (chopped).
  19. Prepare 1 tbsp of Extra virgin olive oil.
  20. You need 4 medium of mushrooms (minced).
  21. You need 1 pinch of lemon pepper.
  22. Prepare 1 pinch of White or black pepper.
  23. You need 1 pinch of Sweet chili powder.
  24. You need 2 pinch of crushed sea salt.

Typically, the pasta is first boiled separately until it is nearly, but not completely, done. Baked ziti is an easy and delicious weeknight dinner, especially when it's made with ricotta. I like baked ziti to be almost like lasagna that forgot to use lasagna noodles. Baked Ziti - classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses.

Baked Ziti Variation instructions

  1. In small sauce pan, saute mushrooms, garlic, rosemary and thyme with olive oil. carefully add merlot. and let simmer for 20 mins..
  2. in large sauce pan with medium heat, add spaghetti sauce, oregano. carefully add ingredients from saute pan into sauce. let simmer for 45 mins to an hour or more depending on preference..
  3. brown the ground beef and spicy sausage and drain grease, then set aside..
  4. in large mixing bowl, add ricotta, eggs, basil, parsley, cheddar, jack, parmesan, feta and dry seasonings, with large spoon mix until blended..
  5. boil dry pasta for 6 minutes until al-dente or use fresh and then mix with spaghetti sauce until covered..
  6. preheat oven to 350.
  7. in 2 13x9 deep baking or casserole pans layer pasta on bottom, then layer ground beef and sausage then cover with ricotta cheese mix, then layer again with pasta topped with slices of mozzarella. do the same for both. bake in oven for 45 mins or until cheese bubbles on top or for 75 mins if you like your top layer slightly crunchy. let cool for 5 mins, dish out and enjoy with a side of garlic toast and a glass of red wine..

This Baked Ziti recipe turns our perfect every time! The perfect amount of sauce and cheese and seasonings makes this easy baked ziti a family favorite! Baked ziti, our delicious baked pasta casserole that you can freeze ahead for worry free weeknight dinners! This Baked Ziti recipe is so classic and delicious and the perfect make ahead weeknight meal. Layered PAM sprayed Pyrex baking dishes like so.

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