Baked Ziti #recipe 

Baked Ziti

Ingredients
1 lb ziti noodles (can also use penne or rigatoni)
1 lb ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
15 oz tomato sauce
12 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded (3 cups)
15 oz ricotta cheese

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Cook pasta in salted water according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
Season ricotta cheese with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a pan over medium high heat and add ground beef. Season with salt and pepper and cook until cooked through, about 4 minutes. Drain excess liquid.
Add a little more oil to the pan along with onions and garlic and cook for 3 minutes.
Stir in dried basil and oregano.
Stir in crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Season generously with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium low and let simmer 5 minutes.
In a 9 x 13 baking dish layer in order
– Half of the noodles
– Half of the meat sauce
– Half of the mozzarella cheese
– Ricotta cheese
– Rest of the noodles
– Rest of the meat sauce
– Rest of the mozzarella cheese
Bake for 30 minutes.

Try uncooked ziti next time. The noodles will cook in the meat sauce. It will definitely change the flavor of the noodles