Perfect Easy Baked Ziti

Recipe Rating:	5 Ratings5
Categories:	Beef, Pasta, Italian, Quick & Easy
Serves:	5-6
Prep Time:	35 Min
Cook Time:	1 Hr 45 Min

Ingredients

2 can(s)	marinara sauce
1 lb	mozzarella cheese ( shredded )
1 1/2 lb	ground chuck, cooked
1 1/2 Tbsp	minced garlic
1 tsp	italian seasoning
1 lb	ziti, cooked
1/2 c	italian bread crumbs
1 1/2 c	ricotta cheese
2 tsp	olive oil

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Tiara Joseph

Well Seasoned

Altamonte Springs, FL (pop. 41,496)

MzUndastood407

Member Since Nov 2010

Tiara's Notes:

I Got This Recipe From My Daughter Grandmother . She Makes her sauce From Scratch Being Italian She Can Do That . But I Tweeked Her Recipe and Added Some stuff To make One Delicious baked Ziti ...Yummy

Directions

Boil Pasta Follow Instructions On Box ( Set Aside )

Cook Up Your Meat And The Drain Access Fat . (Set Aside)

Start Sauce By Heating Minced Garlic In Pan W/ 2 teaspoons of olive oil .

Pour in Sauce And Add In Italian Seasonings

Let Simmer For About 10 mins

Heat Oven To 350

In A Large Mixing Bowl Combine
Meat , Pasta , Ricotta Cheese & 1/2 lb Of Mozzarella Cheese . Mix Well

Then add In Half Of Your Sauce Mixture . Mix Well And Pour Into Your Pan .

Use The Remainder Of The Mozzarella Cheese To Cover Your Pasta . Add Bread Crumbs For a Great Cheesy Crunch To The Dish

Cook For 1hr to 1hr and 45 mins depending on your over or until the cheese has formed a nice caramel brown color to it . Remove from oven let cool . Prepare Your Salads And Or garlic Bread And Enjoy with A Great Glass Of Red Wine ... Or a Nice Cold Glass Of Southern Tea

The Set Aside Sauce Is For Those Who Like A Little More Sauce Then Others ... Easy To Add Sauce Hard To Take Away ... Enjoy

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Cherie Draa Cherie63

Nov 5, 2010

Sounds good; I'm anxious to try it!

Tiara Joseph MzUndastood407

Nov 6, 2010

It's Really Delicious and Your Def Be Full ... Thx For Commenting Hun

kim * Bakerella

Nov 6, 2010

Ooohhh I LOVE baked ziti! Reminds of my Boston days .. where this was a Sunday staple. Looking forward to trying your version. Looks nice and easy (just the way I like it;-)

kim * Bakerella

Nov 6, 2010

PS.... and that picture of yours looks SO good!

Tiara Joseph MzUndastood407

Nov 7, 2010

Thanks .... Thrust me You'll Love It ....

Ed Mayfield manofpans

Jan 26, 2011

Tiara-fixed this last night for supper, but it came no where near looking like your picture. There's only two of us, so cut everything in half. This doesn't always work and I found my dish to be on the dry side. Will keep working on it, tho, as this is one of my favorite comfort foods.