Baked Ziti
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INGREDIENTS
  • Marinara Sauce:
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
  • 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp basil
  • 1/4 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 lb. ziti pasta, cooked and drained
  • 1 lb. Italian sausage, casings removed crumbled, cooked and drained
  • 1/2 hamburger meat, cooked with Italian sausage
  • 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 (15 oz) ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
DIRECTIONS
  1. 1 lb. ziti pasta, cooked and drained
  2. 1 lb. Italian sausage, casings removed crumbled, cooked and drained
  3. 1/2 hamburger meat, cooked with Italian sausage
  4. 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
  5. 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  6. 1 (15 oz) ricotta cheese
  7. 1 egg
  8. Marinara Sauce (recipe follows)
  9. Combine mozzarella, parmesan, ricotta and egg. Combine sausage, hamburger meat and marinara sauce.
  10. Spread about 1/3 cup marinara meat mixture on the bottom of a greased 9x13. Layer 1/2 pasta, 1/2 cheese mixture and 1/2 marinara meat mixture. Repeat. Sprinkle with extra mozzerella chese. Bake 350 for 30-40 minutes, cover with foil if cheeses begins to brown too much.
  11. Marinara Sauce
  12. 1 cup chopped onion
  13. 1/2 cup green bell pepper
  14. 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
  15. 3 cloves garlic, minced
  16. 2 tbsp olive oil
  17. 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
  18. 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
  19. 1/2 tsp basil
  20. 1/4 tsp oregano
  21. 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  22. 1/2 tsp sugar
  23. In a large skillet cook onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, Italian seasoning, sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. If necessary, uncover and simmer 10-15 minutes or until desired consistency; stirring occasionally.