Sheree's Baked Ziti
Sheree's Baked Ziti

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Sheree's Baked Ziti This was inspired by Lidia on CREATE TV. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add some salt. Cook the ziti until not quite al dente. Add the sausage, breaking it up into chunks, then add the beef and cook, breaking up both meats into crumbles as they brown.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have sheree's baked ziti using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sheree's Baked Ziti:
  1. Make ready pasta and sauce
  2. Prepare 1 lb ground meat (sometime i use Italian sausage and ground beef)
  3. Make ready 1 small onion , minced
  4. Take 1/2 small green bell pepper
  5. Get 2 clove garlic, minced
  6. Take 1/4 tsp pepper
  7. Make ready 1 dash salt (1\8 tsp)
  8. Take 8 oz penne or ziti pasta
  9. Prepare 24 oz of your favorite spaghetti sauce (i like prego)
  10. Take ricatto filling
  11. Prepare 1/2 tbsp basil (i use dried)
  12. Make ready 1/2 tbsp oregano (i use dried)
  13. Get 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
  14. Take 1 1/2 cup container of ricatto (i use cottage cheese drained if i don't have ricatto)
  15. Prepare 2 large eggs
  16. Take 1 pinch of garlic (1\8 tsp)
  17. Get 1 pinch salt (1\8 tsp)
  18. Make ready extra
  19. Get 2 cup mozzarella cheese

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. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high.

Instructions to make Sheree's Baked Ziti:
  1. bring about 5 cups of water with 2 tsp of salt. bring it to a rolling boil.., add pasta stir well so the outside kinda cooks… turn it down to med..,, let it cook between 7-9 minutes.,,, should all dents….put colander over a bowl.,, to catch pasta water…
  2. put very small amount of olive oil to just cover the bottom of the pan…add onion and bell pepper with pan on med… if using Italian sausage remove from casing…,, if just using ground beef they crumble it…. I use an old potato masher to fry meat add garlic powder,,,..salt and black pepper to taste…
  3. drain ground beef.. but don't rinse…. add to drained pasta in your stock pot….
  4. stir pasta and meat mix well…. put pasta sauce in pan and best through.. while waiting on this… mix your ricatto, basil. oregano, 2 eggs, and Parmesan cheese…. mix very well…
  5. mix cheese mixture with pasta/meat mixture…. spray a casserole dish and put 1/2 the mixture in the pan cover with mozzarella cheese….. please the other half of mixture on the top and cover with mozzarella….
  6. bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes until fold and bubbly,., I make a vinaigrette salad to go with it and Texas toast..
  7. *** I did not add sugar because I'm using spaghetti sauce and it usual has some sugar in it..

Also, to prevent moisture from evaporating while cooking, cover the dish tightly with foil. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Add onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes; season with salt and pepper. Boil ziti, following package directions, drain and place in a large bowl. Mix all the ricotta cheese and half of the mozzarella with the ziti.

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