Baked Ziti Recipe
Baked ziti is one of those incredibly adaptable recipes you can change to suit your mood, your family's tastes or the ingredients you have on hand. Try adding browned ground beef or roasted vegetables to this easy baked ziti recipe.
Serve this simple baked ziti with garlic bread and caesar salad.
Ingredients:
- 16 oz. ziti pasta
- 1 large egg
- 15 oz. ricotta cheese
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (optional)
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce (homemade or from a jar)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare pasta according to package directions for "al dente." Drain.
- In a large bowl, beat egg. Add ricotta cheese garlic powder, basil and 1 cup of the mozzarella. Mix well.
- Add cooked pasta and 2 cups of the spaghetti sauce.
- Pour 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce in a 9 x 13 pan.
- Top with the ziti mixture. Top with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over the sauce.
- Cover with foil, and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 10-20 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
- Let the baked ziti rest 10 minutes before serving.
Pasta Recipes
Baked Macaroni and CheeseBaked Spaghetti
Baked Ziti
Baked Ziti with Sausage
Chicken Manicotti
Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti Pizza
Kentucky Hot Brown Pasta
Mac and Cheese with Bacon
Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Meat Lasagna Recipe
Pesto Pasta Recipe
Shrimp Pasta Recipe
Spaghetti Pizza Recipe
Stuffed Shells
Vegetable Lasagna
Zucchini Lasagna
Pasta Recipes |
Cooking for Kids Recipe Index
Weekly Cooking for Kids
Newsletter
