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Baked Ziti - classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses. Ziti is a pretty common pasta shape in most areas, but you can substitute penne pasta if you can't find it. You want a substantial short pasta shape with places to hold.
Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook loaded meaty baked ziti using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti:
- Make ready 12 oz box of ziti
- Prepare 1/2 pound ground mild country sausage
- Take 1/2 pound ground beef
- Prepare 2/3 cup diced pepperoni (optionally diced salami)
- Make ready 1 medium onion diced
- Get 2 Bell peppers diced
- Make ready 6-8 oz mushrooms sliced
- Get 4 cloves garlic minced
- Get 1 large can crushed tomatoes
- Make ready 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Take 1/4 cup red wine
- Take 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- Take 1 tablespoon basil
- Take 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Get 2 cups mozzarella
- Take 2 cups Italian cheese blend
Baked ziti is probably the best thing since sliced bread, at least in my humble opinion. It's like lasagna but without all the fuss. I prefer a nice meaty sauce, but that's just me. Ingredients You Need For Baked Ziti.
Steps to make Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti:
- While you boil water and cook your pasta, Put the onion and bell pepper into a deep skillet with olive oil, over medium heat for 3-4 min. Add mushrooms and cook until vegetables are soft.(another 3-4 min)
- Take out vegetables, put in minced garlic cook for 1 min, and brown beef and sausage in the same skillet adding the pepperoni when the beef and sausage are almost brown. Drain the grease.
- Add vegetables back to the skillet along with the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, oregano, basil, and garlic powder. Stir together and bring to a simmer. (If sauce is too thick add a little of the water from boiling the noodles, or a bit more wine.)
- Combine sauce with noodles, mix well, pour half into a large baking dish and cover with mozzarella cheese. Pour other half on top and cover with cheese blend. (I use provolone, fontina, parmesan and romano), bake for 25-30 minutes at 375° or until cheese is golden brown on top.
- Serve with grated Parmesan. This dish is even better the next day!
Baked Ziti should be all about that sauce. I like my sauce meaty and loaded with tons of. Try RICOTTA CHEESE instead of sour cream and skip the provolone for a real Italian version of Baked Ziti. Mix an egg into a pound of ricotta to make it nice and creamy, and toss with the ziti. This baked ziti recipe is the perfect recipe for a crowd and it is a recipe that won my college friends Baked Ziti.
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