Homemade Baked Ziti Recipe

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Homemade Baked Ziti
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
226
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. To make the sauce: First, brown the ground beef and Port. Sausage in separate frying pans over medium heat. Make sure the beef is in a large frying pan, and drain the fat. When the sausage is done, pat it dry with paper towels to remove the grease. When the beef is just about done, grind the pepper over the beef, probably about 1 Tbsp worth.
  3. Add about 1/2 to 1 Tbsp soy sauce and mix it in to the beef.
  4. You can replace the soy sauce with salt, but it adds a nice zing to the flavor.
  5. At this point, I usually cut the onion into chunks and throw it into my Cuisinart with the garlic, and shred them to bits, and toss them in .
  6. But sliced into small bits works well also.
  7. Add the onion and garlic, and let cook down (covered) until the onion gets a little clear.
  8. I add a little oil here sometimes, depending on how much fat was in the meat. Add the tomato paste, and mix it in .
  9. I do the paste first because it makes it faster and easier to get the consistency right when the sauce comes in .
  10. Add the sauce and mix it well.
  11. Add generous amounts of the oregano and Italian Seasoning.
  12. Don't go overboard on the basil though.
  13. Add the bay leaves.
  14. Let it simmer.
  15. Mix it, and let it simmer longer.
  16. Start the water boiling for the ziti.
  17. Add some salt and oil to the water to make it boil quicker, and to help keep the zitis from sticking.
  18. Throw the green pepper, sausage, and mushrooms into the sauce. Next stir about 4 or 5 Tbsp Parmesan cheese in to the sauce. When the ziti is done, drain them and dump into a large rectangular Pyrex.
  19. I don't remember the exact size, but I think its around 9x18.
  20. You may have a touch too many zitis, but they are delicious plain, so eat any extras.
  21. Once the Parmesan has melted into the sauce and made it stringy, and the sauce has thickened, stir the sauce into the zitis.
  22. Mix it all well.
  23. Now, lay the sliced mozzarella over the ziti like shingles on a roof.
  24. Sprinkle over some more Parmesan, maybe a tablespoons.
  25. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 226.38 Kcal (948 kJ)
Calories from fat 134.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.98g 23%
Cholesterol 28.63mg 10%
Sodium 150.95mg 6%
Potassium 301.46mg 6%
Total Carbs 5.68g 2%
Sugars 2.86g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1.56g 6%
Protein 10.57g 21%
Vitamin C 12.9mg 21%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 43.3mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 151.08 Kcal (633 kJ)
Calories from fat 89.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g 23%
Cholesterol 19.11mg 10%
Sodium 100.74mg 6%
Potassium 201.19mg 6%
Total Carbs 3.79g 2%
Sugars 1.91g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1.04g 6%
Protein 7.05g 21%
Vitamin C 8.6mg 21%
Iron 0.9mg 7%
Calcium 28.9mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.5
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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