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italian baked ziti

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Karen Laughlin
Pittsburgh, PA

My Grandmother came over from Sicily and she always cooked big Italian dinners for us on all the holidays and Sundays after Church. She of course taught me how to cook Italian, Thank you Grandma, Miss & Love You.

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For italian baked ziti

  • 2 box
    barilla ziti pasta
  • 4 lb
    italian pork sausage
  • 2 jar
    barilla traditonal italian spaghetti sauce
  • 2 bag
    kraft mozarella cheese shredded
  • 2 bag
    kraft provolone cheese shredded
  • 2 md
    onions, yellow, medium
  • 1 pkg
    fresh mushrooms

How To Make italian baked ziti

  • 1
    Boil the Ziti till Al Dente, drain, set aside in a bowl.
  • 2
    Fry Italian Sausage in a non-stick fring pan over medium heat, add sliced onions and mushrooms, stir repeatidly to prevent scorching. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
  • 3
    In a large Roaster, combine all ingredients together,when emptying the Spagetti Sauce, add a little bit of water to one of them and dump it into each other back and forth a couple of times to get the remaining sauce in the bottom of the jars and pour it into the mixture, mixing with a large spoon. Sprinkle a little bit of cheese on top of the ziti once all mixed together. Put into a pre-heated oven of 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hrs to allow for the cheese to melt and bind everything together. Remove from oven and serve with Garlic Bread and salad, Delicious!!
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