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Best Baked Ziti for a Crowd
Delicious party sized baked ziti with meat sauce, pasta, and 3 cheeses.
Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Total
1h 15m
Serves
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Instructions
- 01
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
- 02
In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
- 03
In medium bowl, stir together ricotta, sour cream, egg & Italian seasoning.
- 04
Spray one jumbo or two large aluminum foil pans with cooking spray.
- 05
Layer ingredients as follows:
- 06
Half of the sauce
- 07
Half of the ziti
- 08
Half of the Provolone cheese,
- 09
Half of the mozzarella
- 10
Layer remaining sauce, ziti, provolone & mozzarella.
- 11
Spread all of ricotta/sour cream mixture on top.
- 12
Sprinkle parmesan on top.
- 13
Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly.
- 14
IF FREEZING:
- 15
Assemble (but do not cook) ziti.
- 16
Wrap well, label, and freeze.
- 17
TO COOK FROM FROZEN:
- 18
Place in fridge to thaw a few days before serving.
- 19
Bake at 350 until bubbly.
- 20
Allow to rest at least a half hour before serving.
Nutrition
per serving · 1
- Calories
- 345
- Protein
- 27grams
- Carbs
- 10grams
- Fat
- 21grams
- Fiber
- 1grams
- Sugar
- 3grams
- Sat. fat
- 11grams
- Sodium
- 558milligrams
- Cholesterol
- 99milligrams
Variations & swaps
What is a substitute for ricotta cheese?
- There are several things you can use as a substitute for ricotta cheese in baked ziti. One of the best substitutes that I have found is cottage cheese. If you use cottage cheese, then you almost can’t tell the difference! If your grocery store is out of ricotta cheese, I would recommend using soft cheese, such as cottage cheese. This will make the cheese smooth and spreadable, which is what we’…
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