Baked Ziti
With only 20 minutes of prep, this easy baked ziti will become a go-to meal for weeknight dinners.
Servings: 8
Calories: 458kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound Dry ziti pasta
- 1 Yellow onion chopped
- 1 clove Garlic minced
- 1 pound Lean ground beef
- ½ pound Italian sausage
- 6 ounces Provolone cheese sliced
- 3/4 cups Sour cream
- ¾ cup Ricotta cheese
- 6 ounces Mozzarella cheese shredded
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese grated
Sauce
- 28 ounce Can crushed tomatoes
- 12 ounces Tomato paste 2 cans
- 13 ounces Tomato sauce 2 cans
- ½ cup Water
- ½ teaspoon Fennel
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Granulated sugar
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
- In a large skillet, brown onion, garlic, italian sausage and ground beef over medium heat. Add all the sauce ingredients, stir well, and simmer 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Add ¾ of the sauce to the ziti and stir to coat it well.
- Stir the sour cream and ricotta together
- Layer: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream/ricotta mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, then remove foil and bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheeses are melted.
Nutrition
Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 1135mg | Potassium: 965mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1438IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 399mg | Iron: 4mg