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Baked Ziti Recipe Easy Casserole
Craving a dinner that blends savory and rich flavors in one epic casserole? You'll love the Baked Ziti Recipe Easy Casserole!
Prep Time
25
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
mins
Total Time
50
minutes
mins
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American, Italian
Author:
Never Ending Journeys
Ingredients
48
oz
Classico Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce
16
oz
Ground Italian Sausage
1
pound
Ziti Pasta Noodles
Penne can be substituted
16
oz
shredded Mozzarella Cheese
15
oz
Ricotta Cheese
1/2
cup
grated Parmesan Cheese
1
cup
White Onion finely diced
4
cloves
Garlic
1
tbsp
Olive Oil
1
tsp
Basil Leaves
dried
Instructions
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
Brown Sausage in frying pan on stove over medium heat, until fully cooked. Drain, and set aside.
Then in small frying pan, heat Olive Oil, and sauté chopped Onion and minced Garlic for 4-5 minutes, then set aside.
Once complete, strain pasta and add to large mixing bowl.
Add Onions, Garlic, Parmesan, Ricotta, and 1 jar pasta sauce to large bowl with Pasta, then stir. ( Mixture may be lumpy)
Spray 9×13 casserole dish with Nonstick Cooking Spray.
Evenly spread 1/2 Pasta/Cheese/Sauce mixture evenly over bottom of casserole dish.
Pour 1/2 jar of Pasta Sauce jar over mixture.
Sprinkle 8 oz Mozzarella Cheese over Sauce.
Evenly spread out Cooked Ground Sausage over Mozzarella Cheese layer.
Do another layer. Spread remaining Pasta/Cheese/Sauce mixture evenly across Sausage.
Pour last 1/2 jar of Pasta sauce over mixture.
Sprinkle 8 oz. Mozzarella Cheese over Sauce.
Top with sprinkled dried Basil leaves.
Bake for approx. 25 minutes or until hot. Enjoy!