How to Make Cast Iron Baked Ziti with Charred Tomatoes

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Test cook Keith Dresser makes Cast Iron Baked Ziti with Charred Tomatoes.

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  2. best to just avoid cooking tomatoes in cast iron. not worth speculating or worry about whether it will cause a problem depending on how well seasoned your pan is. can also ruin the food, and puts off a weird smell while you're cooking. i'd rather just avoid that possibility. just use a different pan. you can get cheap enamel cast iron, i have an enamel cast iron dutch oven that was $20 at Cost Plus. i can use it on the stove. works great. perfect for situations like this.

  4. I have made this several times. It has always turned out great! My whole family loves it!

    P.S. I use a well seasoned cat iron skillet (not an enameled one). I have used a skillet with “regular” sided, but have also used a deep skillet, with taller sides, which makes it much less likely that I will spill some on the stovetop (I am not careful enough when stirring).

    P.P.S. I have also used penne pasta (penne and ziti are the same diameter. Ziti is cut straight: penne is cut on the bias. Other than that, they are the same.)

  9. We’ve made and eaten this 3 times in 8 days. Between 3 adults it all gets eaten by morning, meaning a someone gets up in the middle of the night to get more!! Lol 😝 it’s a winner winner baked ziti dinner !! No mess and easy peasy! ❤️❤️❤️

  11. I made this last night and it was awesome. One tip don't use the expensive pasta use a cheaper one because it takes less time to cook. I kept adding water to my pan to get it to cook to the doneness I like. Otherwise I recommend it highly.

  22. Looks delicious. Question: I've used this exact sauce as a simple pasta sauce before. It's fresh and awesome. But I always get lots and lots of little tomato-skin tubes. I cook grapes tomatoes in very hot oil. Any recommendations? (I do actually see some skins here and there in your pan on second viewing.)

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