Step-by-Step Guide to Make Perfect Tony's Baked Ziti

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Baked Ziti is a classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses. Do you like lasagna, but not the fuss? This Baked Ziti recipe is hands down packed with amazing flavors. How to make the best baked ziti seriously just got delicious with my recipe.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tony's baked ziti using 24 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tony's Baked Ziti:

1. Get Pasta
2. Get 1 lb ziti
3. Prepare 1 tbsp salt
4. Take Red Sauce
5. Make ready 1 lb sausage
6. Make ready 4 cloves garlic (medium), diced
7. Take 1 oz fresh spinach leaves, shredded
8. Make ready 2 oz feta cheese
9. Take 1 tsp pepper
10. Make ready 1 tsp salt
11. Get 1 and 1/2 tsp dried oregano
12. Get 1 and 1/2 tsp dried basil
13. Make ready 1 tsp dried thyme
14. Make ready 2 (28 oz) cans of San Marzano tomatoes, removed and diced
15. Take 1/4 cup fresh basil (chopped)
16. Get White Sauce
17. Get 8 oz cream cheese spread
18. Take 15 oz ricotta
19. Prepare 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
20. Get 1 oz parmesan cheese
21. Make ready Topping
22. Take 1 cup shredded mozzarella
23. Prepare 1 oz parmesan cheese (shredded)
24. Get 1/4 cup fresh basil (shredded)

This baked ziti recipe is layers of pasta with meat sauce and three types of cheese, all cooked together to golden brown perfection. A hearty dinner option that's perfect for feeding a crowd! Baked Ziti - Ziti pasta is combined with tomatoes and cheese, topped with bread crumbs, and baked until bubbly. A family favorite! (TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE) This baked ziti with sausage is easy enough for a busy weeknight but also special enough for a weekend family dinner or potluck.

Instructions to make Tony's Baked Ziti:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Bring 4 quarts water to roiling boil. Add 1 lb ziti and salt to water and boil for 10 minutes.
2. Reserve 1/3 cup pasta water. Drain pasta and set aside.
3. Brown sausage and diced garlic over medium heat until fully cooked.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low and add spinach until wilted, and toss with feta cheese.
5. Add salt, pepper, oregano, dried basil, thyme, chopped canned tomatoes and pasta water.
6. Cover and simmer for 12 to 14 minutes.
7. While red sauce is simmering, in a large mixing bowl combine ricotta cheese, cream cheese, mozzarella and parmesan until well mixed.
8. When red sauce is finished cooking, add 2 cups of red sauce to white sauce and mix. After mixing, reserve 1 cup of red-white sauce in separate bowl.
9. Add pasta to large mixing bowl and mix.
10. Pour pasta into baking dish. Layer on red-white sauce, red sauce, mozzarella and cheese.
11. Bake for 23 minutes.
12. Broil for 2 minutes on high.
13. Remove from oven and add shredded parmesan cheese. Allow to cool for 5 - 7 minutes and serve.
14. Garnish with fresh basil.

Baked Ziti - Ziti pasta is combined with tomatoes and cheese, topped with bread crumbs, and baked until bubbly. A family favorite! (TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE) This baked ziti with sausage is easy enough for a busy weeknight but also special enough for a weekend family dinner or potluck. Baked ziti is an easy and delicious weeknight dinner, especially when it's made with ricotta. The site may earn a commission on some products. You'll love the saucy, creamy lusciousness of.

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