Sheree's Baked Ziti

MsKipper
MsKipper @MsKipper

This was inspired by Lidia on CREATE TV

Sheree's Baked Ziti

This was inspired by Lidia on CREATE TV

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Ingredients

45 mins
6 servings
  1. pasta and sauce
  2. 1 lbground meat (sometime i use Italian sausage and ground beef)
  3. 1 smallonion , minced
  4. 1/2 smallgreen bell pepper
  5. 2 clovegarlic, minced
  6. 1/4 tsppepper
  7. 1 dashsalt (1\8 tsp)
  8. 8 ozpenne or ziti pasta
  9. 24 ozof your favorite spaghetti sauce (i like prego)
  10. ricatto filling
  11. 1/2 tbspbasil (i use dried)
  12. 1/2 tbsporegano (i use dried)
  13. 1/2 cupshredded parmesan
  14. 1 1/2 cupcontainer of ricatto (i use cottage cheese drained if i don't have ricatto)
  15. 2 largeeggs
  16. 1 pinchof garlic (1\8 tsp)
  17. 1 pinchsalt (1\8 tsp)
  18. extra
  19. 2 cupmozzarella cheese

Cooking Instructions

45 mins
  1. 1

    bring about 5 cups of water with 2 tsp of salt. bring it to a rolling boil.., add pasta stir well so the outside kinda cooks... turn it down to med..,, let it cook between 7-9 minutes.,,, should all dents....put colander over a bowl.,, to catch pasta water...

  2. 2

    put very small amount of olive oil to just cover the bottom of the pan...add onion and bell pepper with pan on med... if using Italian sausage remove from casing...,, if just using ground beef they crumble it.... I use an old potato masher to fry meat add garlic powder,,,..salt and black pepper to taste...

  3. 3

    drain ground beef.. but don't rinse.... add to drained pasta in your stock pot....

  4. 4

    stir pasta and meat mix well.... put pasta sauce in pan and best through.. while waiting on this... mix your ricatto, basil. oregano, 2 eggs, and Parmesan cheese.... mix very well...

  5. 5

    mix cheese mixture with pasta/meat mixture.... spray a casserole dish and put 1\2 the mixture in the pan cover with mozzarella cheese..... please the other half of mixture on the top and cover with mozzarella....

  6. 6

    bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes until fold and bubbly,., I make a vinaigrette salad to go with it and Texas toast..

  7. 7

    *** I did not add sugar because I'm using spaghetti sauce and it usual has some sugar in it..

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My name is Sheree.. I am 47 with 2 yorkie mixes.. My male Morkie (maltese/ yorkie mix is named Abu. I also have a female named Sasha, who is a yorkiepoo. My Hubby's name is Kip.... I am a country cook that LOVES to cook.... my mother taught me to cook semi-homemade. So my recipes are good and simple.... the trick is to make it taste homemade. . Don't be afraid to season for your family!!!!
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