Lasagna-Style Baked Ziti

Name: Lasagna-Style Baked Ziti
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 oz Ziti; 1 lb Lean Ground Beef; 26 oz Marinara Sauce (one jar); 1 bunch Spinach (stems removed); 1 large onion, chopped; 2 clove Garlic, finely chopped; 1 cup Ricotta; 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan; 1/2 cup Grated Mozzarella; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 as needed Kosher Salt and Black Pepper

Zachary Reeve Davidson @cook_2915613

Valencia, California

Pretty good. Nothing in the dish overpowers anything else. Could mess with the seasoning and/or add one main element to dominate.

Ingredients

40 mins

4 servings

12 ozZiti
1 lbLean Ground Beef
26 ozMarinara Sauce (one jar)
1 bunchSpinach (stems removed)
1 largeonion, chopped
2 cloveGarlic, finely chopped
1 cupRicotta
1/2 cupGrated Parmesan
1/2 cupGrated Mozzarella
1 tbspOlive Oil
1as needed Kosher Salt and Black Pepper

Cooking Instructions

40 mins

1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook pasta according to box instructions. Drain and return to pot.
2

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet at medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until they start to soften (4-5 minutes).
3

Add beef and 3/4 tablespoon each of salt and pepper and cook, breaking the meat up with a spoon until it's no longer pink (5-6 minutes).
4

Toss the pasta into the mixture with the marinara, spinach, ricotta, and 1/4 cup of the parmesan.
5

Transfer to a 9x13" baking dish. Top with mozzarella and the remaining 1/4 cup parmesan. Bake 12-15 minutes or until cheese melts.

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Amanda Greenford @cook_2895524

April 07, 2015 02:00

AMAZING!!

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Zachary Reeve Davidson @cook_2915613

on February 16, 2014 00:19

Valencia, California

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