One-Pan Baked Ziti Skillet

Name: One-Pan Baked Ziti Skillet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 6 garlic cloves; 4 4 teaspoons olive oil; ¼ ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes; salt and pepper; 1 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 3 3 cups water; 12 12 ounces Ziti pasta; 4 4 ounces 1/2 cup whole-milk ricotta; 3/4 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; ½ ½ cup heavy cream; ¼ ¼ cup chopped fresh basil; 1 1 cup mozzarella cheese

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
4 servings
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Italian

One-Pan Baked Ziti Skillet

Farrah Morgan

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One-Pan Baked Ziti Skillet - a super easy Italian dinner that is done all in one pan in under 20 minutes! Crushed tomatoes, garlic, ziti, ricotta, basil and Parmesan make this delish!

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Ingredients

Servings

6 6 garlic cloves minced
4 4 teaspoons olive oil divided
¼ ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt and pepper
1 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
3 3 cups water
12 12 ounces Ziti pasta 3¾ cups
4 4 ounces 1/2 cup whole-milk ricotta
3/4 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese divided
½ ½ cup heavy cream
¼ ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
1 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded

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Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 475 degrees.
Combine 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet and saute over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add crushed tomatoes, water, ziti and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Cover and cook, stirring often and adjusting heat as needed to maintain vigorous simmer, until ziti is almost tender, 12-15 minutes. Make sure you don't cook it too much. It will continue to cook in the oven.
While the pasta is cooking, combine ricotta, remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Set aside.
Stir in cream, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and basil into the pasta and season with salt and pepper to taste.
At this point if your skillet is not ovensafe, transfer the pasta mixture into a shallow 2-quart casserole dish before sprinkling with the ricotta and cheese and baking. If you're really against turning on the oven you could cover the skillet with a lid and melt the cheese that way but it won't get browned and toasty.
Add dollops of the ricotta mixture with a spoon on top of the pasta and sprinkle mozzarella evenly over ziti.
Transfer skillet to oven and bake until cheese has melted and browned, about 5-10 minutes. Let cool slightly and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon of basil. Serve.