Baked Ziti

Name: Baked Ziti
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 pinch Pinch dried parsley; 907 grams ground turkey; 907 grams blocks mozzarella cheese (not the soft kind); 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 pinch Pinch dried oregano; 1 pinch Pinch pepper; 454 grams box rigatoni noodles; 1 pinch Pinch salt, plus additional salt for pasta water; 2 medium jars spaghetti sauce with roasted garlic; 1 stick unsalted butter

Baked Ziti requires about 55 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 785 calories, 60g of protein, and 40g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of oregano, butter, pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. 3 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. Baked Ziti, Baked Ziti, and Baked Ziti are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

In a large skillet, melt half of the butter over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add turkey and cook until browned.

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Whole Turkey

Add tomato sauce, oregano, parsley, salt, pepper, and onion and simmer until onion is tender.

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Tomato Sauce

Oregano

Parsley

Pepper

Onion

Salt

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until a little less than al dente.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain and cool.

Cut 1 of the blocks of cheese into cubes and slice the other into thin slices. Melt the remaining butter and pour into the bottom of a deep 9 by 13-inch baking dish.

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Butter

Cheese

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Baking Pan

Pour 1 1/2 ladles full of the sauce into the dish, or enough to completely cover the bottom.

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Sauce

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Ladle

Add a layer of pasta and then a layer of cubed cheese. Repeat layering until all ingredients are used.

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Cheese

Pasta

Fill 1 of the empty sauce jars 1/8 full with water and shake.

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Shake

Water

Pour over pasta. Top with the thin slices of cheese, and sprinkle with additional oregano and parsley, if desired. Cover casserole with foil and place in oven. Check every 15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

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Oregano

Parsley

Cheese

Pasta

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Aluminum Foil