Pasta
Baked Ziti
Extra cheesy baked ziti with beef + sausage and fresh basil.
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Ingredients
Method
- Cook pasta until slightly underdone, then drain.
- Heat oil in a pan and cook onion until soft.
- Add garlic, beef and sausage. Cook until browned.
- Stir in tomatoes, purée, seasoning and simmer 15–20 minutes.
- Mix ricotta and parmesan in a bowl.
- Combine pasta with sauce and mix in some mozzarella (for extra cheesiness).
- Layer half the pasta in a baking dish.
- Add spoonfuls of cheese mix.
- Add remaining pasta.
- Top with more mozzarella.
- Bake at 180°C for 25–30 minutes until golden and bubbling.
- Finish with fresh basil before serving.
Let it rest 10 minutes before serving for perfect slices.
Use lots of sauce to avoid dryness
Undercook pasta so it finishes in the oven
Add mozzarella inside AND on top for max cheese pull