Easy Baked Ziti

Easy Baked Ziti – Really Quick Dinner Dish

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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Quick and Easy Baked Ziti
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 

This Baked Ziti dish is not only quick to make it tastes awesome.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Quick and Easy Baked Ziti
Servings: 8
Calories: 345 kcal
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Cook the ziti according to the package directions; drain; set aside.
  3. Mix the ricotta, egg, parsley, 1-1/2 cups of the mozarella cheese, and parmesan cheese in a large bowl.
  4. 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.
  5. 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