Baked Ziti

Ingredients#

Yield: ~1 9x13 inch pan

Method#

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a 9x13 pan.
2. In a large pot, heat olive oil, then add meats and sear 2-3 mins.
3. Flip meats and sear again . Break up into bits.
4. Cook meats on medium until fat renders and meat is slightly browned.
5. Remove meats and add in sweet onion. Cook with salt & pepper until almost done, then add garlic and briefly fry.
6. Add back meats, then add crushed tomatoes. Simmer 5 mins. Add 0.75 tbsp sugar to reduce tomato acidity if needed.
7. Meanwhile, cook ziti in salted water until slightly under al-dente.
8. Combine cooked ziti with sauce. Separately, combine all cheese.
9. In greased pan, add half of the pasta and sauce. Layer ricotta and cheese mix on top.
10. Top with remaining ingredients.
11. Bake uncovered 35 mins or until cheese is browned.
12. Cool at least 15 mins.

Notes#

• Source: Baked Ziti - Joshua Weissman