5 ingredient Baked Ziti

Name: 5 ingredient Baked Ziti
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb ziti pasta; 1 lb lean ground beef; 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes or jarred sauce; 8 ounce mascarpone cheese or cream cheese; 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese; Seasonings: 1 tsp garlic cloves chopped, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp basil, 1 tbsp Italian seasoning, 1 tsp sugar

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

The best go to weeknight dinner- easy, affordable, family friendly and delicious!

Updated at: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:06:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories772 kcal (39%)

Total Fat37.9 g (54%)

Carbs68.4 g (26%)

Sugars9.2 g (10%)

Protein40.4 g (81%)

Sodium784.7 mg (39%)

Fiber5.2 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 lbziti pasta

1 lblean ground beef

28 ouncecan crushed tomatoes

or jarred sauce

8 ouncemascarpone cheese

or cream cheese

3 cupsshredded mozzarella cheese

1 tspgarlic cloves

Seasonings, chopped

½ tspsalt

½ tsppepper

1 tsponion powder

1 tspbasil

1 TbspItalian seasoning

1 tspsugar

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F

Step 2

Bring a pot of salted water to boil and cook the ziti. Drain the pasta.

Step 3

Cook the ground beef over medium to medium high heat until no longer, drain grease if necessary. Add in the tomato sauce, mascarpone (or cream cheese) sugar and all seasonings. Mix together until well combined. Add in the ziti and mix again

Step 4

Add half the ziti mixture to a 9x13 dish. Sprinkle over half the mozzarella cheese. Pour over the rest of the ziti and top with the rest of the cheese.

Step 5

Cover with foil and bake 20-30 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and melty. Top with fresh parsley or basil, if you have it.

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