Baked Ziti Recipe

Name: Baked Ziti Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 red onion minced; 1 pound ground beef or sausage or 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms for vegetarian option; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 jars Prego®+ Hidden with Super Veggies pasta sauce; 1 pound ziti pasta cooked at 4-5 minutes only; 3-4 lices provolone or havarti cheese; 2 cups sour cream; 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated; 1/4 cup basil leaves chopped; 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

User Reviews

5.0

27 reviews

Excellent

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings
6 servings
Calories
747 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Italian, American

Baked Ziti Recipe

Quade Maldonado

Report

This Baked Ziti Recipe is known as Grandma’s Baked Ziti among our friends. It’s an old recipe from Joann’s grandma and it’s worth a share here! So I’ve shared it today with a video, and you’ll see how easy and delicious it is!

Share:

I Made This!

Be the first!

Print

10 people printed this

Save this

Be the first!

Ingredients

Servings

Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion minced
1 pound ground beef or sausage or 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms for vegetarian option
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 jars Prego®+ Hidden with Super Veggies pasta sauce

Assemble and Layer

1 pound ziti pasta cooked at 4-5 minutes only
3-4 lices provolone or havarti cheese
2 cups sour cream
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
1/4 cup basil leaves chopped
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

Add to Shopping List

Notes

Use a quality-tasting pasta sauce like Prego®+ Hidden with Super Veggies for quality-tasting baked ziti. Remember when it comes to pasta dishes, it’s all about the sauce!
Undercook your pasta tremendously to avoid mushy baked ziti casserole.
You can skip the beef and make this a vegetarian dish by substituting sliced mushrooms.
Using sour cream instead of ricotta in this baked ziti recipe helps the sauce blend better.
Use your favorite combination of cheeses, but try to make them three different types.
For a saucy baked ziti, don’t skimp on the sauce! Add enough to keep your casserole saucy.
If you want a pink-sauce baked ziti, you can add 1 cup of heavy cream to the Prego®+ Hidden with Super Veggies sauce mixture.
Freeze the assembled casserole before baking, to save for busy days. Simply bake from frozen (adding 20-25 minutes more) or defrost the casserole and bake it thawed for an extra 10 minutes.
You can also freeze the fully baked casserole and reheat in the oven (frozen or thawed), adjusting the time to vary between 10-20 minutes.