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By Christina 💕

Baked Ziti

Name: Baked Ziti
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 16 oz ziti or penne pasta ( (Note 1)); 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 garlic cloves (, minced); 1 small onion ((brown, white or yellow), finely chopped); 500g / 1 lb ground beef or pork (OR 50/50 combo (Note 2)); 24 oz Spaghetti sauce, prego garlic and herb; 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp EACH dried basil, oregano, sugar; 6 oz crumbled goat cheese; 1 cup Italian style shredded cheese; Finely chopped parsley or basil ((optional garnish)); 1 tbsp paprika ((plain or sweet)); 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper OR 3/4 tsp chilli flakes ((adjust to taste)); 2 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp EACH salt and black pepper

9 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h

Recipe video above. A big, juicy pasta bake! It’s meaty, cheesy, and loaded with flavour from a healthy dose of seasonings. This great American classic may well be the mother of all pasta bakes....

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:35:42 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories625.3 kcal (31%)

Total Fat30.3 g (43%)

Carbs59.1 g (23%)

Sugars8.3 g (9%)

Protein32.4 g (65%)

Sodium973 mg (49%)

Fiber4.9 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

7 servings

16 ozziti pasta

1 Tbspolive oil

small, white or yellow, finely chopped

500gground beef

or pork, OR 50/50 combo

24 ozSpaghetti sauce

garlic and herb

½ cupwater

1 tspdried basil

1 tsporegano

1 tspsugar

6 ozcrumbled goat cheese

1 cupItalian style shredded cheese

parsley

Finely chopped, or basil, optional garnish

1 Tbsppaprika

plain or sweet

½ tspcayenne pepper

OR 3/4 tsp chilli flakes, adjust to taste

2 tsponion powder

1 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Cook ziti for the recommended cooking time on the packet MINUS 2 minutes. (Note 5) Drain, then return to pot.

Pot

CooktopHeat

Step 2

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

Step 3

Make Sauce: Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes or until onion is translucent.

CooktopHeat

Frying Pan

Step 4

Add meat and cook, breaking it up as you go. When it is just cooked, add Seasonings and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 5

Add tomato sauce, water, basil, oregano and sugar. Bring to simmer, reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste (remember it gets spread across lots of pasta).

Step 6

Toss Ziti with Sauce and spread into baking dish.