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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. Baked Ziti is so much more than just a Bolognese pasta bake….
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook loaded meaty baked ziti using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Loaded Meaty Baked Ziti:
- Take 12 oz box of ziti
- Make ready 1/2 pound ground mild country sausage
- Take 1/2 pound ground beef
- Get 2/3 cup diced pepperoni (optionally diced salami)
- Get 1 medium onion diced
- Prepare 2 Bell peppers diced
- Get 6-8 oz mushrooms sliced
- Get 4 cloves garlic minced
- Make ready 1 large can crushed tomatoes
- Prepare 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Prepare 1/4 cup red wine
- Get 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- Get 1 tablespoon basil
- Make ready 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Make ready 2 cups mozzarella
- Make ready 2 cups Italian cheese blend
This Ultimate Baked Ziti Is The Best Thing To Do With A Box Of Pasta. 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.
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!
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