How to make Baked ZitiArlene Mobley
This pressure cooker baked ziti is a fast, cheesy, hearty meal perfect for busy nights with all the flavor of traditional oven-baked comfort food.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl Large
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 2 pounds ziti pasta dry and uncooked
- 1 jar pasta sauce any kind
- 1 pound ground beef browned and drained
- 32 ounce whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 pound whole-milk mozzarella cheese from a ball, grated
- 1 egg
- parsley fresh or dried, to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F for the final browning step.
- Cook the ziti according to package instructions until just al dente. Drain and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix ricotta cheese, egg, parsley, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Stir in half the shredded mozzarella and the grated mozzarella ball into the ricotta mixture.
- Add the cooked ziti and browned ground beef to the cheese mixture and mix until combined.
- In a baking dish, spread a layer of pasta sauce at the bottom.
- Add half the ziti mixture, more sauce, and half the remaining cheese over top.
- Repeat the layers once more: ziti mixture, sauce, and cheese.
- Cover the dish with foil.
- Bake covered for 20 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake uncovered for another 10 minutes until bubbly and golden brown.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Serve hot and refrigerate leftovers. You can freeze portions for later, reheating in oven until heated through.