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Best Baked Ziti
"Looking for a way to use up that leftover Tomato Sauce you made the other day? What better way than to try this ziti recipe! You can use canned sauce, but homemade is always better! Hope you enjoy this recipe! My kids practically grew up on it"
photo by Redsie
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 16 ounces ziti pasta, uncooked
- 3 1⁄2 cups spaghetti sauce
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- cooking spray
directions
- Cook ziti according to package directions; drain.
- In large bowl, combine ziti, 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parsley, egg, oregano, garlic powder and pepper.
- In a 9" x 13" pan (sprayed with cooking spray- for easy clean-up) pour 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce; spread ziti mixture evenly over sauce.
- Top with remaining 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce and spread evenly; sprinkle with parmesan cheese (I add additional mozzarella to the top as well).
- Bake covered at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Questions & Replies
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What sort of pasta is Ziti please -
I want to make this a day ahead of time. What changes should I make to heating time and temp? Should I take out of fridge in advance. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you. -
I'm having surgery in a week so I wanted to prepare dishes ahead of time and freeze. Can I freeze this? If so, do I bake it then freeze it when it's cool and just reheat later? Or do I put all the ingredients together in the casserole and freeze it without baking, then bake it the full time required, when I'm actually serving it? -
What would ingredients be for a crowd of 25 and what size aluminum pan would you say?
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what brand/type of spaghetti sauce do you recommend?
Reviews
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This is a essentially the same recipe that I have always used and is on the side of the San Giorgio ziti box. The ricotta is increased by 1/4 cp and the sauce by 1/2 cup, but otherwise the recipe is the same. I have always used this recipe as a base and then add 1/4 tsp nutmeg to the ricotta mixture. Very delicious. I use the fresh mozzarella packed in water. I think it is less processed than the packaged shredded type and makes for a creamier sauce.
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I used shaved fresh parmesan because grated is grainy and I felt the fresh would melt better. Out of old habits I also mixed the egg into the ricotta before adding that to the mix. Other than those things I followed the recipe exactly and it was delicious. I agree with another reviewer that the heating time could go to an hour. This will be my go to recipe from now on. -
Was looking for a Ziti recipe. Absolutely a hit with the family. Will definitely be making this again and again and again.
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This was absolutely delicious and easy to make.
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This came out great. I didn't have enough mozzarella but it was still amazing, Akso didn't parsely. In addition to stated spices I added hot pepper so it had some bite to it. This was just the recipe I've been looking for :). Thanks for sharing.
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Tweaks
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1 lb ground beef, 1 lb hot sausage, 1 cup sour cream.
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Added hot pepper as extra tweak too
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I needed to double the size for a large party. I am allergic to tomatoes,so no taste testing.lol. But it sure looks and smells delicious!!!
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I spice it up with bell pepper, onion, garlic, ground beef, ground sweet Italian sausage and chrozio sausage. Italian cheese blend, mozzarella cheese, sour cream and ricotta cheese. Instead of ziti I used penne rigate noodles. -
Added hot pepper to the spices listed. YUM
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bev I Am
United States
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