You Don’t Need The Nitty Gritty For This Easy Baked Ziti!

This easy baked ziti is one of my emergency meals whenever I have sudden guests. It’s a recipe that is super easy to throw together and you only have a little waiting time. Serve this meal with a side dish of vegetables, salad, or crusty bread and you have a complete meal in your hands! Everyone loves a good pasta recipe. You can’t go wrong with this.

One of our friends over at Mom Wife Busy Life has this to say about the recipe:

“Baked Ziti has become a favorite of ours over the last few years! In fact, when I have visitors over or if I have to make meals for families in need, this is my go-to-recipe. The Easy Cheesy Baked Ziti recipe is so easy and perfect for busy moms out there if you need a dinner idea that the whole family will enjoy! If you follow this recipe, you’ll be sure to have plenty to eat and most likely, a little leftover for the next night!”

This baked ziti still tastes good the next day! I usually reheat it for lunch because we don’t like wasting food even if it’s just a morsel. Your family will love this easy pasta recipe!

Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 Box of Barilla Ziti Noodles
• 2 Jars of Classico Spaghetti Sauce
• 2.25 lbs. Tyson ground beef
• 1 onion
• 1 lb. Sargento Mozzarella cheese
• 1 tbsp. Bertolli olive oil
• 1 tsp. McCormick black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Brown ground beef in a large deep skillet.
3. Add two jars of spaghetti sauce to the beef and stir well.
4. Simmer on low heat.
5. Cut onion into thin slices. In a small skillet, saute with olive oil until onions are caramelized.
6. Pour onions into the beef mixture and stir until mixed.
7. In a large pot, boil two quarts of water.
8. Add Ziti noodles and boil for 10-11 minutes, stirring well so the noodles don’t stick together.
9. Drain.
10. Add desired amount of Ziti noodles to beef mixture and mix together well.
11. Scoop mixture into a 13 X 9 baking pan.
12. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top until covered.
13. Sprinkle with pepper for added flavor.
14. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until cheese is slightly browned.

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Quick Tip: Best served with a crusty bread.

Thanks again to Mom Wife Busy Life for this amazing recipe.