Baked Ziti With Ricotta
Ingredients
- 16 oz box ziti noodles cook according to the box
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Sauce
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork sausage
- 2 tbsp minced onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 24oz jars spaghetti sauce of your choice
- 3 tsp italian seasoning
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Ricotta Filling
- 24 oz ricotta
- 2 eggs
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp italian seasoning
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
Meat Sauce
- In a large skillet on medium heat cook hamburger, sausage, onion, and garlic until no longer pink. Drain grease
- Add the rest of the "Meat Sauce" ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Bring your sauce to a boil, once boiling turn down the heat and let simmer until it's time to assemble
- Boil your ziti noodles according to the box
Ricotta Filling
- In a medium size bowl combine all the "ricotta filling" ingredients. Mix until well combined.
How To Assemble
- In an ungreased 13x9 deep baking dish spread evenly ½ cup meat sauce
- Spread evenly half of your ziti noodles
- Spread evenly half of your ricotta mix
- Spread evenly half of your meat sauce
- Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella cheese on top
- Spread evenly the rest of your ziti noodles
- Spread evenly the rest of your ricotta mix
- Spread evenly the rest of your meat sauce
- Top with 2 cups mozzarella Cheese
- Cover with tin foil and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese melts and the top is beginning to turn brown.
- Enjoy!