ultimate baked ziti

Satisfy those pasta cravings once and for all with this easy recipe for the ultimate baked ziti from Delish.com.

Easy Baked Ziti Recipe

340 g ziti

olive oil

onion,

garlic cloves, crushed

chilli flakes

beef mince

tomato paste

oregano

(400 grams) can chopped tomatoes

375 g ricotta (preferably whole milk)

basil,

g freshly grated Parmesan

mozzarella

Preheat oven to 180°C (160ºC fan). In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta&nbsp;until very al dente. Drain.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat oil.&nbsp;Add onion and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes minutes. Stir in garlic and chilli flakes and cook 1 minute.&nbsp;Add meat and season with salt and pepper. Cook until no longer pink, about 6 minutes, then drain and discard fat.

Stir in&nbsp;tomato paste and oregano and cook 2 minutes more, until slightly darkened. Add chopped tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer, reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced and flavours have melded, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in basil.

In a large bowl, combine sauce and pasta. Fold in ricotta, leaving large clumps. Spread about half the pasta mixture into the bottom of a 23x33cm (9"-x-13") baking&nbsp;dish. Sprinkle half the mozzarella and half the&nbsp;Parmesan over the pasta. Top with the rest of the pasta mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheeses.

Cover with foil and bake until cheese is bubbling, about&nbsp;20 to&nbsp;25 minutes.&nbsp;

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Satisfy those pasta cravings once and for all with this easy recipe for the ultimate baked ziti.

Baked Ziti Recipe

lb. ziti

garlic cloves,

red pepper flakes

beef

tomatoes

c. ricotta (preferably whole milk)

c. freshly grated Parmesan

c. mozzarella

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta&nbsp;until very al dente. Drain.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat oil.&nbsp;Add onion and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes minutes. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute.&nbsp;Add meat and season with salt and pepper. Cook until no longer pink, about 6 minutes, then drain and discard fat.

Stir in&nbsp;tomato paste and oregano and cook 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 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in basil.

In a large bowl, combine sauce and pasta. Fold in ricotta, leaving large clumps. Spread about half the pasta mixture into the bottom of a 9"-x-13" baking&nbsp;dish. Sprinkle half the mozzarella and half the&nbsp;Parmesan over the pasta. Top with the rest of the pasta mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheeses.

It was good. Doesn’t make a lot of sauce though especially after baking it. I think next time I’ll dollop the ricotta on top of each layer because it didn’t really stay in chunks after folding it in, it just became ricotta tomato sauce. And I used cut up fresh mozzarella instead of shredded.

This recipe was amazing and simple and great directions. Will be saving this for the future

This was easy to make and my family loveed it a home run for dad

I'm sorry to say this but this meal had way too much parmesan cheese. I couldn't even finish eating it, and I love baked ziti.  It also did not cook in the time prescribed. Even with an extra 10 minutes in the oven, the cheese was still not melted.

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