Baked Ziti
This recipe makes me think of Ryan’s mom. I first had baked ziti at her house. She’s the best cook ever. I’m always excited when this is on the menu at her house. It’s a very simple meal to make. Perfect for busy spring nights when your days are full of running.
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
32 fl oz spaghetti sauce
16 fl oz alfredo sauce
1lb ziti pasta
½ diced yellow onion
2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven 350.
Spray 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Precook noodles. Brown ground beef with onion. Combine browned beef with spaghetti sauce (warm). When pasta is cooked, drain excess water. You want pasta as dry as possible. Combine cooked pasta with Alfredo sauce. Pour pasta mixture into bottom of 9x13 dish. Cover pasta with spaghetti sauce mixture, sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes (spray inside of the foil with nonstick spray so the cheese won’t stick to it). Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly. Let it rest for about 5 minutes after taking out of oven.
