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Baked Ziti
Recipe video above. A big, juicy pasta bake! It’s meaty, cheesy, and loaded with flavour from a healthy dose of seasonings. This great American classic may well be the mother of all pasta bakes....
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Nagi | RecipeTin Eats📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●oven
- ●skillet
- ●baking dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cook ziti for the recommended cooking time on the packet MINUS ⏱️ 2 minutes. (Note 5) Drain, then return to pot.
2
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
3
Make Sauce: Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes or until onion is translucent.
4
Add meat and cook, breaking it up as you go. When it is just cooked, add Seasonings and cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes.
5
Add passata, water, basil, oregano and sugar. Bring to simmer, reduce heat to low and cook for ⏱️ 10 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste (remember it gets spread across lots of pasta).
6
Toss Ziti with Sauce: Pour about 2 cups of sauce into the pot with the ziti. Toss.
7
Assemble: Spread ziti into baking dish (23x33cm / 9x13"). Dollop with ricotta. Pour over remaining sauce. Top with cheese and parmesan.
ricotta (, optional (Note 4))1 cupparmesan (, freshly grated (optional))1 cup
8
Bake: Cover loosely with foil. Bake ⏱️ 20 minutes. Remove foil, bake further 10 to ⏱️ 15 minutes until cheese is golden.
9
Serve: Sprinkle with parsley or basil if desired, then serve!
Nutrition Facts
calories
557 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
364 g
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
7 g
sodium Content
1016 mg
protein Content
39 g
cholesterol Content
93 mg
carbohydrate Content
51 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
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