How to Make an Easy Baked Ziti Recipe - The Crafty Blog Stalker

Baked ziti, much like lasagna, is a simple traditional Italian-American meal. Learn how to make an easy Baked Ziti dish here! If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn a commission.

I have been making this baked ziti dish for a couple of years and it has become a family favorite!

For my family, it is a perfect homestyle recipe that has the kids coming back for seconds. Plus, it doesn't take to make it!

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Ingredients You'll Need For This Recipe:

Instructions:

In a large pot, bring water to a boil and cook your ziti noodles until they are al dente (almost cooked) and drain.

While the noodles are cooking add the ground beef to a skillet and season with your usual seasonings. Stir and brown the hamburger until it is fully cooked and drain.

I like to add seasoning salt, pepper, and a bit of garlic to my hamburger while cooking.

Return the hamburger to the skillet and add the two jars of pasta sauce.

Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

We are going to add the remaining ingredients in layers.

Add half of the noodles to the baking dish.

Place the sliced provolone cheese on top of the noodles.

Noodles with slice of provolone cheese on top.

Pour half of the meat sauce over the noodles.

Add the remaining noodles.

Top with the remaining sauce and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top.

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated 350º oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 5 minutes.

Serve hot with a green salad and some of my delicious breadstick bites!

A serving of baked ziti and some breadstick bites on a plate.

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How to Make a Delicious and Easy Baked Ziti Recipe

Baked ziti, much like lasagna, is a simple traditional Italian-American meal. Learn how to make an easy Baked Ziti dish here!

Ingredients

16 ounces Ziti Noodles
1 pound Hamburger
2 jars Pasta Sauce
6 slices Provolone Cheese
Mozarella Cheese - Shredded

Instructions

In a large pot, bring water to a boil and cook your ziti noodles until they are al dente (almost cooked) and drain.
While the noodles are cooking add hamburger to a skillet and season with your usual seasonings. Brown the hamburger until it is fully cooked and drain.
Return the hamburger to the skillet and add the two jars of pasta sauce.
Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray, and add half of the noodles to the baking dish.
Place the sliced provolone cheese on top of the noodles.
Pour half of the sauce over the noodles.
Add the remaining noodles. Top with the remaining sauce and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top.
Cover the baking dish with foil and bake in a preheated 350º oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 5 minutes.

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To prepare all of those ingredients a Glass Cutting Board is a must. We even keep ours on our counter at all times.
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