Baked Ziti
Ingredients
- 16 oz. lean beef (can also use vegan crumbles for a meatless version)
- 24 oz jar marinara or your favorite spaghetti sauce (I use Rao’s marinara )
- 2 cups ziti or rigatoni noodles (uncooked)
- ¼ cup ricotta (or heavy cream)
- 8 oz. ball of mozzarella (sliced thin )
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 4-5 garlic cloves (minced)
- ½ sweet onion (chopped)
Spices
- 1.5 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- kosher salt (2 big pinches, season beef and then season sauce)
- pepper (big pinch)
- 2-3 bay leaves (dried or fresh)
- 1 basil leaf stem
Instructions
- Heat a pan of medium-high heat, and add 1 tbsp. olive oil. Add onions, saute 3-4 minutes, then add garlic, saute another 30 seconds. Add beef or crumbles, chop/break, and cook through. Add spices (oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, salt, cracked pepper), mix in, then add marinara, or tomato sauce. Mix then add bay leaves, and basil. Bring down to a simmer.
- Meanwhile boil noodles, then add cooked noodles to sauce along with cream/ricotta. Mix.
- Spoon ziti in a small casserole dish or single serve pans (I love using my mini all-clad dishes for this sometimes!)
- Top with thinly sliced mozzarella and bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until cheese is melty. Top with fresh basil and cracked pepper and enjoy!
Notes
Find salad recipe here
(macro and calorie count is just for pasta)
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5 cups | Balanced: 1 | Cal: 490 kcal | Carb: 27 g | Protein: 34 g | Fat: 27 g
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