Baked ziti
Baked ziti, from above
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Baked ziti

Tube pasta, red sauce, ricotta and a mozzarella blanket. The potluck's undefeated champion.

60 minTime
29 gProtein each
mildSpice
Potluck champion1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayItalian American baked pasta.
The original
608kcalsame
29 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
60minutessame

Baked ziti.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Pasta450 g ziti or penne
Olive oil2 tbsp
Onion1, chopped
Garlic4 cloves
Tomato puree800 g passata
Dried mixed herbs (italian seasoning)1 tsp dried oregano
Ricotta1 cup
Mozzarella250 g, grated
Parmesan½ cup
Basil leavesa handful
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Cook onion and garlic in oil, add passata, oregano and salt; simmer 15 minutes.
  2. 2Boil pasta 2 minutes short of al dente.
  3. 3Toss pasta with most of the sauce. Layer half in a dish, dot with ricotta, add the rest, then remaining sauce.
  4. 4Top with mozzarella and parmesan; bake at 200C for 20 minutes until bubbling and browned.
Serve it like this

Serve in generous scoops straight from the dish, with basil and a little extra parmesan on top.

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What goes with Baked ziti: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Risotto ai frutti di mare45 min
Bread or rice Focaccia genovese50 min
On the side Peperonata40 min
On the side Insalata di arance15 min
A little snack Garlic bread20 min
To drink Virgin bellini8 min
Something sweet Cannoli siciliani90 min
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