Special Baked Ziti Supreme Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions and saute until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ground beef and sausage and cook until browned. Drain off almost all of the fat, leaving a bit behind for flavor and moisture. Add the tomato sauce, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and some salt and pepper. Stir, bring to a simmer and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove 3 to 4 cups of the cooked sauce to a bowl to cool down.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add some salt. Cook the ziti until not quite al dente.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a bowl, mix 2 cups of the grated mozzarella, the ricotta, Parmesan, parsley, eggs and some salt and pepper. Stir together just a couple of times (do not mix completely).
• Drain the pasta and rinse under cool water to stop the cooking and cool it down. Pour it into the bowl with the cheese mixture and toss to slightly combine (there should still be large lumps). Add the cooled reserved meat sauce and toss to combine.
• Add half the coated pasta to a large casserole dish or lasagna dish. Spoon half of the remaining sauce over the top, then top with half the remaining mozzarella. Repeat with another layer of the coated pasta and the remaining sauce and mozzarella.
• Bake until bubbling, about 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before sprinkling with chopped parsley to serve.

Steps:

• Cook the beef and onion in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat until the beef is well browned, stirring often to break up the meat. Pour off any fat.
• Stir the sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and pasta in the saucepan. Spoon the mixture into a 3-quart shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbling.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt generously and boil the pasta until al dente (tender but still slightly firm). Drain.
• Toss the cooked pasta with the quick tomato sauce, cubed mozzarella, half the Parmesan, all of the black pepper and crushed red pepper in a large bowl. Transfer the pasta to the prepared baking dish. Cover the top of the pasta with the sliced mozzarella and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan. Bake until lightly browned and hot, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the onion and garlic, stirring, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes more. Add the tomatoes and the herb sprigs and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Remove and discard the herb sprigs. Stir in 2 teaspoons salt and season with pepper. Use now or store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the spaghetti sauce with the sour cream.
• Stir in the broth.
• Add 1/2 cup of mozzarella or Jack cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Stir in the pasta and blend well. Pour into a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven, uncover (carefully - watch out for very hot steam), and sprinkle with the remaining cheeses.
• Return the dish to the oven without a cover and bake for 10 more minutes, or until the cheese is melted.

Steps:

• mix cheeses with parsley and cook pasta(reserve 1/2 cup mozz).
• put into 9x13 inch baking pan.combing with sauce( reserve 1/2 cup).
• top with remaining ingredients.
• 350 oven for 30 minutes or until bubbling.

Steps:

• Boil pasta.
• Drain and set aside.
• Brown ground beef.
• Drain and remove from heat.
• Add ricotta, parmesan, parsley, egg, salt, pepper, and half of sauce to meat and mix well.
• Add ziti and toss gently to coat.
• Spoon mixture into a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Pour remaining sauce over pasta mixture.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Bring 4 quarts of water to boil in dutch oven oven high heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon salt and pasta; cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup of cooking water. Drain pasta, return to pot and toss with 1 tablespoon of oil; set aside.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil and garlic in meduim skillet over medium heat until fragrant but not brown, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and simmer until thickened slightly, about 10 minutes. Off heat, stir in basil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add tomato sauce and reserved pasta-cooking water to pasta; stir to combine. Pour half (about 4 cups) of pasta into 9 by 13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with half mozzarella and half Parmesan. Pour remaining pasta into dish and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover with foil and bake until cheese melts, about 15 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until cheese begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In large saucepan over medium-high heat, cook beef and onion until beef is browned, stirring to separate meat. Pour off fat.
• Stir in pasta sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and macaroni. Spoon into 3-quart shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until hot.

Steps:

• Cook ziti for 10 minutes in a large pot of boiling, salted water; drain.
• In a large bowl, mix cooked ziti, 1 1/2 c of spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parsley, egg, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper.
• In a 3 quart casserole dish, pour 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce to coat the bottom of the dish.
• Spread ziti mixture evenly over the sauce.
• Top with remaining spaghetti sauce.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. (you can cover and freeze for later at this point).
• Bake covered at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes fresh, or around 1 hour if frozen, until hot and bubbly, and hot in the center.
• Note: you may add 1 lb of cooked and drained ground beef in with the ziti mixture if you would like. You will need to add a little more sauce to the mixture if you add ground beef.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
• Mix pasta sauce, ricotta and reserved pasta cooking water in large bowl. Add pasta and 1/2 cup mozzarella; mix lightly. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover.
• Bake 30 min.; uncover. Bake 10 min. or until heated through.

Steps:

• Chop onion into fine small pieces and brown with ground beef.
• Sprinkle garic salt on.
• Drain.
• Add Ziti and Spaghetti sauce and mix well.
• Spoon into a greased 9*13 in pan.
• Top with cheese.
• Cover and bake at 350.
• I also like to add a can of mushrooms.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• 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.
• Spray a 13x9 pan with Pam.
• Cover the bottom half of the pan with about half the sauce.
• Put the ziti mixture on top of sauce.
• Pour remaining sauce on top of ziti.
• Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
• Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes until cheese is melted and it is lightly golden.

Steps:

• In large saucepan over medium-high heat, cook beef and onion until beef is browned, stirring to separate meat. Pour off fat.
• Stir in pasta sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and macaroni. Spoon into 3-quart shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until hot.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450F.
• Toss eggplant, red onion, peppers, oil and salt in shallow pan.
• Roast 30 minutes stirring once or twice until vegetables begin to brown.
• Sauce: Heat oil in saucepan.
• Add onions& cook covered over medium heat 10 min.
• Stir in garlic, red pepper and fennel Cook 30 seconds.
• Add tomatoes salt pepper sugar and thyme.
• Bring to boil reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stirr in parsley.
• Makes 3 cups.
• Reduce oven heat to 400F.
• Toss ziti with vegetables sauce and spinach in bowl.
• Spread in shallow 3-quart baking dish.
• Sprinkle mozzarella over top.
• Bake 20 minutes or until bubbly.