Baked Ziti
Italian food? Yes please! Bring your appetite to the dinner table. This baked ziti dish is as easy as they come. Throw all of the ingredients together and you've got one tasty meal on your hands that pleases kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cup(s) spaghetti sauce
- 16 ounce(s) ziti pasta (tube-shaped macaroni)
- 8 ounce(s) ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup(s) milk
- 8 ounce(s) sliced mozzarella cheese
- 1/16 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper
- 13/10000 teaspoon(s) sweet basil
- 1/16 teaspoon(s) garlic powder
- 1/16 teaspoon(s) Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare pasta as stated on package.
- Place ricotta cheese in a medium mixing bowl.
- Mix in the milk and spices and stir.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish with 2 tablespoons of spaghetti sauce.
- In medium bowl, add pasta to ricotta.
- Season with the black pepper and red pepper to taste, and mix until well combined.
- Layer in pan on spaghetti sauce.
- Lay mozzarella cheese on top of macaroni.
- Add 2 tablespoons of spaghetti sauce to top to keep mozzarella from burning.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly warm.
- Let stand before serving and top with more spaghetti sauce to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 3053.74kcalCarbohydrates: 396.92gProtein: 145.49gFat: 96.58gSaturated Fat: 51.38gCholesterol: 316.33mgSodium: 5119.37mgFiber: 3.43gSugar: 32.2g
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