Step-by-Step Guide to Make Award-winning Baked Ziti

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, baked ziti. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Baked Ziti is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Baked Ziti is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Baked Ziti - classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses. Baked Ziti is so much more than just a Bolognese pasta bake…. It's a big, juicy baked pasta that's loaded with flavour from a healthy dose of seasonings and topped with a generous amount of cheese. This easy baked ziti recipe is made with homemade marinara sauce, creamy ricotta, basil, and lots of mozzarella cheese!

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked ziti using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti:

1. Make ready 1 lb ziti noodles
2. Take 4 C tomato-meat sauce
3. Take 8 oz spinach
4. Get 5 roma tomatoes; thick julienne & halved
5. Get 2 roasted red bell peppers; thick julienne & halved
6. Make ready 2 C mozzarella
7. Take 1/2 C grated parmesean
8. Get 1 t crushed pepper flakes
9. Prepare 3/4 oz basil; chiffonade
10. Get 1/2 bundle parsley; chiffonade
11. Get 1 large pinch kosher salt

The best recipe for baked ziti casserole. This amazing baked ziti recipe is lightened up with roasted vegetables. This baked ziti has all of lasagna's saucy, mozzarella-topped appeal, but is easier to pull off on a regular weeknight. Cook the ziti until not quite al dente.

Instructions to make Baked Ziti:

1. Heat tomato-meat sauce in a seperate sauce pot to a simmer.
2. Boil noodles in salted water until al dente. Drain.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked noodles, 1 C mozzarella, tomatoes, pepper flakes, roasted bell peppers, spinach, parsley, and basil. Add a pinch of salt. Mix together. Transfer to a large casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese atop.
4. Bake uncovered at 350° for approximately 15- 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
5. Variations; Rosemary, thyme, sherry, balsamic, slivered or roasted garlic, fire roasted diced tomatoes, red wine, red wine vinegar, red onion, fennel, bacon, oregano, zucchini, pancetta, arugula, other colors roasted bell peppers, raw bell pepper, bacon, oregano, yellow squash, capers, celery, scallions, fennel, sopressata, salami, capicola, pastrami, ham, pepperoni, sausage, goat cheese, pecorino, ricotta, romano, gruyere, parmigiano reggiano, jalapeños, paprika, chives, eggplant, leeks, pepperjack cheese, mushrooms, olives, sage, savory, shallots, tarragon, chervil, marjoram, extra virgin olive oil

This baked ziti has all of lasagna's saucy, mozzarella-topped appeal, but is easier to pull off on a regular weeknight. Cook the ziti until not quite al dente. Baked Ziti Is Lasagna's Chill, Laid-Back Cousin. Lasagna and baked ziti share a lot of the same ingredients, but I find that baked ziti is a lot easier to throw together and serve. Baked ziti is one of those classic Italian pastas that we have to order whenever we see it.

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