Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Kitchen Confessions: The BEST Baked Ziti Recipe

You guys...I made a dinner that the WHOLE family enjoyed. Every single member. And asked for seconds! Do you even know how rare that is?!

It's like seeing a unicorn. Or winning the lottery. Or the Braves making it to the World Series. All rolled into one.

I mean, I've been making the same five meals each week for the last few months. The fact that it was something new in rotation could have been part of the excitement. However, if I have to say so myself it was pretty tasty. 

This Baked Ziti recipe is a play off of the Pioneer Woman's recipe. I just made mine a little easier and a little spicer. (I like a small kick to my pasta.)


I also used jar sauce. Because, as I've said before, there are professional people out there who make a living off doing this. Who am I to recreate the wheel? 

Or spend nine hours attempting? 


In fact, way back in the day a blog/real life friend shared this sauce and it's been my go-to ever since.



The recipe was so easy, and obviously tasty. It will definitely be put into rotation again soon! The only hard part is seeing which recipe I have to boot out. Because mama doesn't cook more than five nights a week.

Really three.

THE BEST BAKED ZITI RECIPE 

Serves 4-6
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 35 mins

Ingredients
-1 lb of ground beef 
-1 lb of ground sausage -1 can of diced tomatoes w/chili peppers 
-2 jars of Raos Marinara Sauce 
-1 16oz box of Ziti -2 tsp ofItalian Seasoning 
-1 16oz bag of shredded Mozzarella 
-1 16oz bag of shredded Italian cheese 




Instructions 
1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 
2: Boil Ziti according to instructions. 
3: Brown both beef and sausage. 
4:Mix meat with tomatoes, seasoning, and 1 1/2  jars of marinara. 
5: Mix remaining marinara with noodles. 
6: In a 9x12 baking dish, place a layer of ziti noodles. Cover with a layer of the meat mixture. Then place layer of Italian cheese on top. Repeat until baking dish is full. 
7: Bake for approximately 20 mins. 
8: Remove and place a thin layer of Mozzarella cheese on top. 
9: Heat for approximately 2 mins and then remove. 
10: Let sit to settle for 5 mins before serving. 
11: Serve and enjoy!




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