Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, baked ziti variation. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Baked Ziti Variation is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Baked Ziti Variation is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked ziti variation using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti Variation:
Get 48 oz spaghetti or tomato sauce
Prepare 3 lb Ground beef
Take 1 lb spicy Italian sausage
Get 32 oz tri color Garden Rotini Pasta
Get 32 oz ricotta cheese
Take 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Get 1/4 cup grated Extra sharp white cheddar cheese
Make ready 1/4 cup grated Monterey jack cheese
Take 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Make ready 16 oz sliced mozzarella cheese
Take 1/2 cup merlot red wine
Get 2 clove garlic (minced)
Prepare 4 eggs (whisked)
Prepare 1 tsp fresh basil (chopped)
Get 1 tsp oregano (chopped)
Prepare 1/2 tsp rosemary (chopped)
Take 1/2 tsp thyme (chopped)
Take 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
Prepare 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
Prepare 4 medium mushrooms (minced)
Get 1 pinch lemon pepper
Take 1 pinch White or black pepper
Take 1 pinch Sweet chili powder
Get 2 pinch crushed sea salt
Instructions to make Baked Ziti Variation:
In small sauce pan, saute mushrooms, garlic, rosemary and thyme with olive oil. carefully add merlot. and let simmer for 20 mins.
in large sauce pan with medium heat, add spaghetti sauce, oregano. carefully add ingredients from saute pan into sauce. let simmer for 45 mins to an hour or more depending on preference.
brown the ground beef and spicy sausage and drain grease, then set aside.
in large mixing bowl, add ricotta, eggs, basil, parsley, cheddar, jack, parmesan, feta and dry seasonings, with large spoon mix until blended.
boil dry pasta for 6 minutes until al-dente or use fresh and then mix with spaghetti sauce until covered.
preheat oven to 350
in 2 13x9 deep baking or casserole pans layer pasta on bottom, then layer ground beef and sausage then cover with ricotta cheese mix, then layer again with pasta topped with slices of mozzarella. do the same for both. bake in oven for 45 mins or until cheese bubbles on top or for 75 mins if you like your top layer slightly crunchy. let cool for 5 mins, dish out and enjoy with a side of garlic toast and a glass of red wine.
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