This easy baked ziti is incredible! A great recipe. It’s cheesy and creamy and easy! I made it for my neighbors and they couldn’t thank me enough.
It also freezes well.
I will definitely be making this recipe often. Good Italian comfort food!
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This Baked Ziti dish is not only quick to make it tastes awesome.
- 1 lb ziti pasta cooked al dente
- 1 lb Italian sausage cooked and chopped
- 1 15 ounce container ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons parsley
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded, divided
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 28 ounce jar pasta sauce, divided
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cook the ziti according to the package directions; drain; set aside.
- Mix the ricotta, egg, parsley, 1-1/2 cups of the mozarella cheese, and parmesan cheese in a large bowl.
- Mix cooked sausage and pasta in with ricotta mixture. Mix in 3/4 jar of sauce. Transfer the mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish. Top with the rest of the sauce and mozarella cheese.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
To freeze: Cover the unbaked dish with foil and freeze. When frozen you can pop it out of the container and put in a freezer bag if desired.
To heat from frozen: Thaw. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10-15 minutes more.
Enjoy!
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Recipe based on one by S in PA
Photo by SharonChen