What is the best recipe for baked Ziti?

Answer 1

Baked Ziti

1 lb. Ziti

Cook as per package directions.

1/2 c. grated parmegiano-reggiano cheese
1 c. shredded Mozzarella
3 c. meat sauce

Layer Ziti with cheese and meat sauce and bake 30 to 45 minutes at 325 degrees, until bubbly. Serve hot.

Meat Sauce:

1 med. onion, chopped
4 cloves minced garlic
1 lb. Italian Sausage
1 can tomato paste
1 lg. can tomato puree
1 lg. can crushed tomatoes
2 tbsp. oregano
2 tbsp. basil
2 tbsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
1/4 c. fresh chopped parsley
1 can chicken broth

Saute onion and garlic until tender, add meat and brown. Add other ingredients, bring to boil and simmer to blend all about 45 minutes.

Answer 2

Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage links
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 jar or can (16 ounces) boiled onions, drained, cut in half
32 ounce jar spaghetti sauce
1 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced or grated
1 pound ziti or other long tube pasta
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350°. In a heavy skillet, brown sausage until well done; remove to paper towels to drain and drain grease from skillet. Slice sausage links into 1/2-inch slices, then put back into the skillet.
Add mushrooms, onions and spaghetti sauce. Cover and simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cook pasta until just tender; drain. Put half of the ziti in 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Top with mozzarella cheese, half of sauce, then remaining ziti and remaining sauce. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

Answer 3

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound dry ziti pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced
1 1/2 cups sour cream
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

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DIRECTIONS:
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

Answer 4

Baked Ziti
http://www.ronzoni.com/recipe/Recipe.asp?R=2120

Answer 5

Easy poor man's ziti:
Box of ziti noodles, jar of sauce, container of ricotta cheese, pack of grated mozzarella.

Boil a box of ziti noodles as directed, but one less minute.
In a rectangular cake pan, spoon (just enough to cover the bottom of the pan) your favorite jar sauce. I like no salt Francesco Rinaldi, because cheese adds the salt.

Arrange the cooked ziti over the sauce in straight rows.

On top of the noodles, spoon another layer of sauce and sprinkle 1/3 mozzarella cheese (you grate it or buy it in the pack already grated). Right on top of that spoon out ricotta cheese, store brand. Just put dollops of it every couple of inches.

Then another layer of pasta, and another layer of sauce, grated cheese and ricotta.

Then the final layer.

On the top, be sure to put the last of the sauce.

Cover with foil, Bake at 350 degrees for an hour or so.

If you want to get fancy, put a layer of Italian sausage in the middle, and cook an extra half-hour.

Answer 6

1 box of ziti - follow directions on the box

1 jar of your favorite meat sauce (if you don't want to use meat sauce then brown up some of your own hamburger meat, pour out grease and break it up. Then add it to your sauce. Put meat in a pot then add sauce. stir so it is well mixed.) Do this over a medium heat/flame.

1/3 cup of Sugar mixed into the sauce. (helps with the acid)

Put ziti into (aluminium) pan ( I use them for easy clean up.)

Pour your sauce over the ziti mixing it together while doing that - but be sure to save about
1/2 cup of sauce.

Slice up 1 pound of mozerella cheese.

Cover the entire top of the pan of ziti.

With the sauce you have left over ...... spread this over the top of the cheese.

If you like lots of cheese then add about a 1/2 pound of sliced thin mozerella to the sauce while mixing it over the heat.

Answer 7

i do not have my recipe but i use the baked ziti recipe at allrecipes.com there is one that is favored by several hundred 5 star voters!