Recipe of Homemade Baked Ziti Variation

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, baked ziti variation. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Baked Ziti Variation is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Baked Ziti Variation is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have baked ziti variation using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti Variation:

1. Get 48 oz spaghetti or tomato sauce
2. Make ready 3 lb Ground beef
3. Get 1 lb spicy Italian sausage
4. Make ready 32 oz tri color Garden Rotini Pasta
5. Make ready 32 oz ricotta cheese
6. Prepare 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
7. Get 1/4 cup grated Extra sharp white cheddar cheese
8. Take 1/4 cup grated Monterey jack cheese
9. Get 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
10. Make ready 16 oz sliced mozzarella cheese
11. Prepare 1/2 cup merlot red wine
12. Take 2 clove garlic (minced)
13. Take 4 eggs (whisked)
14. Take 1 tsp fresh basil (chopped)
15. Prepare 1 tsp oregano (chopped)
16. Take 1/2 tsp rosemary (chopped)
17. Make ready 1/2 tsp thyme (chopped)
18. Get 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
19. Prepare 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
20. Get 4 medium mushrooms (minced)
21. Prepare 1 pinch lemon pepper
22. Get 1 pinch White or black pepper
23. Get 1 pinch Sweet chili powder
24. Make ready 2 pinch crushed sea salt

Steps to make Baked Ziti Variation:

1. In small sauce pan, saute mushrooms, garlic, rosemary and thyme with olive oil. carefully add merlot. and let simmer for 20 mins.
2. in large sauce pan with medium heat, add spaghetti sauce, oregano. carefully add ingredients from saute pan into sauce. let simmer for 45 mins to an hour or more depending on preference.
3. brown the ground beef and spicy sausage and drain grease, then set aside.
4. in large mixing bowl, add ricotta, eggs, basil, parsley, cheddar, jack, parmesan, feta and dry seasonings, with large spoon mix until blended.
5. boil dry pasta for 6 minutes until al-dente or use fresh and then mix with spaghetti sauce until covered.
6. preheat oven to 350
7. in 2 13x9 deep baking or casserole pans layer pasta on bottom, then layer ground beef and sausage then cover with ricotta cheese mix, then layer again with pasta topped with slices of mozzarella. do the same for both. bake in oven for 45 mins or until cheese bubbles on top or for 75 mins if you like your top layer slightly crunchy. let cool for 5 mins, dish out and enjoy with a side of garlic toast and a glass of red wine.

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