Baked Ziti Variation
Baked Ziti Variation

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This baked ziti recipe is so classic and delicious and the perfect make ahead weeknight meal. This easy Baked Ziti recipe is great because food doesn't have to be fancy or expensive and this dish is. Baked ziti resembles a baked pasta from Northern Italy, but it's actually original to the Naples area.

Baked Ziti Variation is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Baked Ziti Variation is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked ziti variation using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti Variation:
  1. Get 48 oz spaghetti or tomato sauce
  2. Get 3 lb Ground beef
  3. Get 1 lb spicy Italian sausage
  4. Take 32 oz tri color Garden Rotini Pasta
  5. Make ready 32 oz ricotta cheese
  6. Take 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  7. Make ready 1/4 cup grated Extra sharp white cheddar cheese
  8. Take 1/4 cup grated Monterey jack cheese
  9. Take 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  10. Get 16 oz sliced mozzarella cheese
  11. Prepare 1/2 cup merlot red wine
  12. Get 2 clove garlic (minced)
  13. Make ready 4 eggs (whisked)
  14. Get 1 tsp fresh basil (chopped)
  15. Take 1 tsp oregano (chopped)
  16. Make ready 1/2 tsp rosemary (chopped)
  17. Take 1/2 tsp thyme (chopped)
  18. Get 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
  19. Make ready 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  20. Take 4 medium mushrooms (minced)
  21. Get 1 pinch lemon pepper
  22. Prepare 1 pinch White or black pepper
  23. Prepare 1 pinch Sweet chili powder
  24. Get 2 pinch crushed sea salt

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Steps to make Baked Ziti Variation:
  1. In small sauce pan, saute mushrooms, garlic, rosemary and thyme with olive oil. carefully add merlot. and let simmer for 20 mins.
  2. in large sauce pan with medium heat, add spaghetti sauce, oregano. carefully add ingredients from saute pan into sauce. let simmer for 45 mins to an hour or more depending on preference.
  3. brown the ground beef and spicy sausage and drain grease, then set aside.
  4. in large mixing bowl, add ricotta, eggs, basil, parsley, cheddar, jack, parmesan, feta and dry seasonings, with large spoon mix until blended.
  5. boil dry pasta for 6 minutes until al-dente or use fresh and then mix with spaghetti sauce until covered.
  6. preheat oven to 350
  7. in 2 13x9 deep baking or casserole pans layer pasta on bottom, then layer ground beef and sausage then cover with ricotta cheese mix, then layer again with pasta topped with slices of mozzarella. do the same for both. bake in oven for 45 mins or until cheese bubbles on top or for 75 mins if you like your top layer slightly crunchy. let cool for 5 mins, dish out and enjoy with a side of garlic toast and a glass of red wine.

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