Baked Ziti. Try RICOTTA CHEESE instead of sour cream and skip the provolone for a real Italian version of Baked Ziti. Mix an egg into a pound of ricotta to make it nice and creamy, and toss with the ziti. Layer sauce first (so you don't need to butter the pan), then ziti/cheese, mozzarella, sprinkle with parm and a little dried oregano or basil, then.
You can cook Baked Ziti using 7 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Baked Ziti
- Prepare 1/2 lb of ziti pasta.
- You need 16 oz of ricotta cheese ( I substitue cream cheese).
- It’s 3 cup of mozarella cheese.
- Prepare 1 of Spaghetti Sauce ( I used Emiril's u can tell difference between cheap n good sauce).
- You need 1/2 cup of parmesan Cheese.
- Prepare 1 of parsley ( used just for color).
- It’s 1 lb of ground beef.
Our baked ziti recipe is a dish all cooks should have in their repertoire. Baked macaroni dishes like ziti combine cooked pasta with a sauce, vegetable, and/or meat – and plenty of cheese. In a large saucepan, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. It's a lot like a classic lasagna casserole, but easier to make and without lots of layers or broken noodles.
Baked Ziti step by step
Preheat oven 350.
Brown Ground Beef.
While Beef is browning add cream cheese.
After Gradually mix in spaghetti sauce.
When your cooking your sauce Mixture be sure to have your ziti pasta boiling.
once pasta & sauce r done layer sauce mixture, parmesan cheese & ziti..
Repeat till done.
Once Layers R done sprinkle parmesan cheese & mozarella.
bake uncovered 20 minutes.
Once Done add parsley for color.
It makes for a perfect midweek or weekend meal, or a hot dish to bring to a potluck. Make extra and freeze for later. Baked ziti can become dry for several reasons. When assembling the dish, be sure to cover the pasta with enough of the sauce so that the noodles don't dry out. Also, to prevent moisture from evaporating while cooking, cover the dish tightly with foil.
