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Baked Ziti Plus

Cost $35, save $20

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  • 235 Min
  • 16 Servings
  • $35

INGREDIENTS

  • Oil and Seasonings

    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • đź§„ 2 cloves garlic, sliced
    • đź§‚ Salt to taste
    • Ground black pepper to taste
  • Meats

    • 2 pounds ground beef
    • 3 pounds Italian link sausage
  • Sauce Components

    • 🍅 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
    • 🍅 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
  • Vegetables

    • 2 green bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
    • đź§… 1 large onion, sliced
  • Pasta and Cheese

    • 2 (16 ounce) packages rigatoni
    • 2 (16 ounce) packages mozzarella cheese
    • 1 (24 ounce) carton ricotta cheese

STEPS

1

Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium-low heat; cook and stir garlic in the hot oil until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes.

2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir ground beef into garlic. Add crushed tomatoes and tomato puree to ground beef mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cover stockpot and simmer mixture, stirring occasionally, until flavors have blended, about 2 hours.

3

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sausage links in the hot skillet until browned and no longer pink in the center, 10 to 15 minutes; drain and discard grease. Slice sausages into 1/4-inch rounds. Stir sausage, green bell pepper, and onion into the simmering tomato sauce; cook, stirring occasionally until bell pepper and onion are softened, about 1 hour.

4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

5

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 10 to 11 minutes. Drain and return rigatoni to pot.

6

Dice about 3/4 of the mozzarella into 1/8-inch cubes. Mix cubed mozzarella with ricotta cheese in a bowl. Stir cheese mixture into cooked rigatoni until mozzarella cheese begins to melt. Pour rigatoni-cheese mixture into 2 large casserole dishes; add tomato-meat sauce. Toss well.

7

Slice the remaining mozzarella cheese and arrange on top of rigatoni mixtures.

8

Bake in the preheated oven until mozzarella cheese is melted and browned, about 45 minutes.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

783

Calories

  • 49g
    Protein
  • 57g
    Carbs
  • 41g
    Fats

đź’ˇ Tips

You can prepare the sauce a day in advance to save time on the day of baking.To reduce cooking time, precook sausage and bell peppers while the tomato sauce simmers.For a healthier option, use whole wheat rigatoni and low-fat cheese.

⚠️ Precautions

This recipe is for inspiration only. The specific use needs to beadjusted according to individual differences.