This Olive Garden Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno Copycat Recipe is made with marinara, heavy cream (no canned alfredo), a blend of Italian cheeses, and a breadcrumb crust that gets baked before serving. Super easy Olive Garden Dinner right at home! 

Olive Garden Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno Copycat (Video)

lb Ziti pasta

bread crumbs ((for the topping))

marinara sauce

heavy cream

oz drained diced tomatoes ((or two fresh tomatoes, diced))

tsp sugar

Parmesan cheese blend ((grated parmesan, Romano, Asiago))

fontina cheese ((can use grated Monterey Jack))

mozzarella cheese ((grated))

Cook and prep the ziti pasta

In a large pot, cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain the pasta into a colander and rinse with cold water. Then, toss with oil to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Set aside.

Make the five-cheese marinara

Meanwhile, combine the marinara sauce, heavy cream, diced tomatoes, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer and add 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese blend, 1/2 cup of fontina cheese, and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. Stir until bubbly and remove from heat.

Assemble pasta, marinara sauce, cheeses, and breadcrumbs into a baking dish and bake

Place pasta in an oven-safe serving dish and ladle sauce over the top. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese blend. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the top, and broil just until the cheese browns. Garnish with freshly grated parmesan cheese before serving. See notes below for Casserole instructions.**

Instructions:

Didn't add sugar or breadcrumbs but came out delicious anyway

Very good and easy! Flavors are so well-balanced. It doesn't taste heavy at all despite all the cheese. We will make this again!

I think I went a tiny bit too hard with the cheese, but it was sooo good!

This is a family favorite! So much so when we went Olive Garden, my husband ordered it and said “Yours is way better.”

So good! My kids love the OG version and said this was better. Will definitely be adding to my meal rotation! Thank you!

Hello!! I came to say THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY GRATEFUL HEART FOR THIS RECIPE!!! I have been trying for years to find a true copycat recipe of the 5 cheese ziti at Olive Garden, and none of them have even come close until this one.  This is the real deal, honestly even better than Olive Garden.  So many of the other online recipes call for alfredo sauce in a jar, and that is the mistake.  Jarred alfredo sauce is HORRIBLE, no matter which brand you choose.  I have made this twice in the past two weeks, it's going to be a regular in my dinner rotation.  Thanks again, I'm so appreciative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmOkv6-27G4

Five Cheese Ziti al Forno is a baked ziti recipe that’s always a hit!  ✨
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The Olive Garden version is made with al dente pasta, tomato sauce, heavy cream, and cheese.


☑️ Ingredients for Five Cheese Ziti al Forno:

I love how simple this Olive Garden five-cheese ziti is! You don’t need to buy all the different cheeses separately; Italian cheese blends are so handy, and no extra ingredients, like ricotta or meat, are needed. 

●   Pasta- ziti and rigatoni are great choices for holding chunkier sauces, due to their tubular shape. Any tube-shaped pasta will work.  
●  Marinara Sauce- choose a well-seasoned tomato sauce for the best flavor. 
●  Diced Tomatoes- Make this sauce chunkier and more acidic.
Sugar- balances out all the acidic tomato products, creating a very desirable marinara sauce. 
●  Cheeses—I used an Italian blend of parmesan, Romano, and Asiago, as well as mozzarella and Fontina. This five-cheese ziti works with any combination of cheeses; I’ve gotten away with just mozzarella and parmesan when short on cheese. 

☑️ FULL RECIPE HERE: https://www.alyonascooking.com/olive-garden-five-cheese-ziti-al-forno-copycat-recipe/

⏰ TIME STAMPS ⏰

0:00 Beginning

0:13 In a large pot, cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain the pasta into a colander and rinse with cold water. Then, toss with oil to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Set aside.

0:29 Meanwhile, combine the marinara sauce, heavy cream, diced tomatoes, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer and add 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese blend, 1/2 cup of fontina cheese, and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. Stir until bubbly and remove from heat.

1:13 Meanwhile, combine the marinara sauce, heavy cream, diced tomatoes, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer and add 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese blend, 1/2 cup of fontina cheese, and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. Stir until bubbly and remove from heat.

1:15 Enjoy!

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olive garden five cheese ziti al forno copycat (video)

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 10

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