Baked Ziti With Meatballs And Ricotta
From krumkake 15 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 12
This is so much easier than making lasagna, but with a similar great taste – this is a favorite party food, and can be made ahead for easy re-heating the day of the party... I love anything I can do ahead when entertaining! Read more We served this at my mom’s 90th birthday celebration – it makes a lot, but leftovers can be easily frozen for an “instant” re-heated dinner later on. See less
Ingredients
- 1 pound box ziti pasta shopping list
- 2 jars Prego 3 cheese pasta sauce shopping list
- 1 tablespoon sugar shopping list
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder or salt shopping list
- ¼ cup dehydrated diced onions shopping list
- 2 eggs, beaten shopping list
- 1 pint ricotta cheese shopping list
- 1 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 1 cup grated Italian blend cheese (or blend of asiago, romano and provolone) shopping list
- 3 tablespoons finely diced fresh parsley shopping list
- 1 recipe Italian meatballs (recipe posted separately: meatballs.html">Italian meatballs) shopping list
- 2 cups grated Italian blend cheese, for topping shopping list
How to make it
- Prepare ziti as directed on box; drain well.
- Heat pasta sauce in pan, adding sugar, garlic salt or powder, and onions, adjusting seasoning to your taste.
- In a separate bowl, beat eggs and stir in cheeses and parsley.
- Prepare meatball recipe and cook meatballs to almost done (leaving them just a little underdone will prevent overbaking when baking the casserole).
- In a large roasting pan or similar pan, spread some of the pasta sauce in the bottom of the pan.
- Mix remaining sauce with the cooked ziti and then place ½ of the ziti mixture in the bottom of the pan on top of the sauce layer.
- Drop/spread the ricotta cheese mixture over the ziti layer.
- Place the remaining half of ziti mixture over the cheese layer.
- Place the meatballs over the top of the ziti mixture.
- Cover meatball layer with the 2 cups Italian cheeses.
- Bake at 325 degrees until heated through and bubbly – about 45 minutes to an hour.
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
You're right about this being a great dish for party food! This all sounds delicious to me so let me add this to my grocery list for Friday's dinner! YUM!
annieamie
in Los Angeles loved it
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yep bring it on!!!!! great recipes tonight krum .loving them all...........
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minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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Krum, You are making me fat. Lovely recipe.
jenniferbyrdez
in kenner loved it
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