Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, baked ziti. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Baked ziti is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Baked ziti is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook baked ziti using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Baked ziti:

1. Prepare 1 box ziti
2. Take 1 lb soft mozzarella cheese (unshreaded)
3. Make ready 1 can crushed tomatoes (28 Oz)
4. Prepare 5 small mushrooms (optional)
5. Make ready 2 cup shredded cheeses( mozzarella or Parmesan)
6. Take 3 clove garlic
7. Prepare 1 cup marinara sauce
8. Get 1 lb ground meat (cooked)
9. Make ready 1/2 medium onion
10. Get 1 tsp oregano
11. Make ready 1 tsp basil
12. Get 8 oz ricotta

I highly suggest dividing the leftovers into single servings so they Like a freeform lasagna, this Baked Ziti has layers of pasta, homemade red. Baked ziti is a simple casserole made with a zesty meat sauce, tender pasta, creamy ricotta, and mozzarella cheese. Typically, the pasta is cooked separately while the meat sauce is being prepared. This baked ziti recipe is layers of pasta with meat sauce and three types of cheese, all cooked together to golden brown perfection.

Steps to make Baked ziti:

1. preheat oven to 350
2. cook ground meat
3. cook ziti until tender
4. chop and combine onion, mushrooms, ground meat, crushed tomatoes, garlic, and seasonings and let simmer in a small pan.
5. slice mozzarella into about 16 even pieces
6. I n a 9 x 13 baking stone or dish scoop out 1/3 of simmering sauce until the bottom of the dish is lightly covered. Then apply a layer of ziti, on top of that layer the 16 slices of mozzarella. The next layer is 1/3 of marinara combination, then spread the ricotta cheese over the sauce using a rubber spatula. The final layer is ziti, the rest of the sauce combination, and then the extra plain sauce on top of that. Then you top it off with the shredded cheese.
7. Cover with tin foil and place in the oven for 35 min. Remove foil and cook for another 15 min.

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