Simple Way to Prepare Homemade Baked Ziti

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, baked ziti. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Baked Ziti is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Baked Ziti is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have baked ziti using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti:

1. Make ready 1 lb Hot or sweet Italian turkey sausage
2. Prepare 1 onion, chopped
3. Get 3 clove sliced garlic
4. Take 28 oz plain diced tomatoes
5. Get 15 oz tomato sauce
6. Make ready 2 tsp sugar
7. Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
8. Get 1/4 tsp pepper
9. Get 14 1/2 oz basil and oregano diced tomatoes
10. Take 1 tsp dried basil leaves or half cup fresh basil chopped
11. Prepare 16 oz Ziti
12. Make ready 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
13. Get 1 packages sliced provolone
14. Take 1/4 cup grated parmesan or romano cheese

Steps to make Baked Ziti:

1. Preheat the oven to 375. Crumble the sausage into a 3 quart saucepan. Cook for 8 minutes or until no pink remains. Drain the fat.
2. In another pot, add the onion and saute for about 4 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the plain tomatoes with their juice. Stir in the sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the sausage, seasoned tomatoes, and the basil.
3. Boil the Ziti, drain, then return to the pot. Coat the Ziti in just enough sauce to coat it. Layer half of the Ziti in a 13 by 9 pan. Top with the provolone overlapping the slices as needed. Add the rest of the Ziti, then the mozzarella cheese. Pour the last of the sauce over the top and sprinkle with parmesan and romano cheese. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes until bubbly around the edges and lightly brown. Let it cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!
4. Optional: save some of the mozzarella as a topping and add extra seasonings on top before placing it in the oven.

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