Baked Ziti Plus
Cost $35, save $20
Source: Recommended by CookGo
- 235 Min
- 16 Servings
- $35
Baked Ziti Plus
Cost $35, save $20
Source: Recommended by CookGo
- 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
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.
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.
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.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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.
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.
Slice the remaining mozzarella cheese and arrange on top of rigatoni mixtures.
Bake in the preheated oven until mozzarella cheese is melted and browned, about 45 minutes.
NUTRIENTS
Per 1 serving🔥
783
Calories
- 49gProtein
- 57gCarbs
- 41gFats
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.