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DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until very al dente; drain.
2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes minutes. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for one minute. Add meat and season with salt and pepper. Sauté until browned. Drain fat.
3. Add tomato paste and oregano and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes more, until slightly darkened. Add crushed tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer, reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced and flavors have melded, 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in basil.
4. In a large bowl, combine sauce and pasta. Fold in ricotta, leaving large clumps. Spread about half of the pasta mixture into the bottom of a large casserole dish. Sprinkle half of the mozzarella and Parmesan over the pasta. Top with the rest of the pasta mixture and sprinkle with the remaining cheeses.
5. Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling. Garnish with more basil before serving.
INGREDIENTS
3/4 lb. ziti pasta
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
pinch red pepper flakes
1 lb. ground beef
2 tbsp. tomato paste
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 c. fresh ricotta
2 tbsp. thinly sliced basil, plus more for serving
1/2 c. grated Parmesan
2 c. shredded mozzarella
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22 Comments
I've been looking for a baked zitti recipe! Thanks!! 😋
Delish!
I don't like ricotta. Can I use cottage cheese instead?
Trying this tonight! 🍷🍷
Just tried this, so freaken delicious!!!! And really really easy! The only thing I didn’t add was the basil. Best baked ziti I’ve made so far, two thumbs way up 👍🏽👍🏽
I skip the ricotta and just use mozzarella throughout. But I top it off with pepperoni slices before it goes into the oven. Yum.
Yes please
Can I use your cream instead of ricotta cheese?
So it's a sloppy, deconstructed, thrown together vers of lasagne. Looks good 😀
This was absolutely delicious. There are many recipes out there, but this is the one to go to. It's simple, basic, & very good. I made mine with ground sausage instead of ground beef.
Tried it 30min ago and it turned out great. Would do again.
My mom made it today and I was so good with some bread I loved it,it was really delicious.
Now this is baked ziti. Can't stand when restaurants claim to have baked ziti yet it's baked with penne.
"Where's the gabaGOOL?" 😆
Nice and easy That’s what I like
Can’t wait to make it
This is an awesome recipe by itself. However, using this recipe, you can get creative with a few tweaks too. Made it twice. My 21 year old daughter said she can eat this every week.
I’m going to sub the ricotta with kite hill ricotta and the meat with boca crumbles; I’ll definitely add oregano, basil, pink Himalayan salt, onion powder, garlic powder, somebodies pepper (white, red or black 😂I’ll decide at that time), some Italian seasoning, probably throw some finely chopped green&/red pepper to cook down in the sauce! I can’t wait to taste this delicioso dish
Wowww looks so yummy
No egg?
This is sooo good but now I can't have gluten pasta any suggestions ?
Love the layering of the mozzarella
That and Some Fried Chicken 💡