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Baked Ziti
6 servings · 65 min total
Italian-American comfort: penne folded into a meaty tomato sauce with ricotta, baked under a blanket of melting mozzarella.
Ingredients
- 500 g penne
- 400 g ground beef
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic, minced
- 800 g passata
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 250 g ricotta
- 250 g mozzarella, grated
- 60 g Parmesan, grated
- fresh basil to taste
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Contains: Gluten, Milk
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Method
- 1.
Make the meat sauce — Heat the olive oil and soften the onion for 5 minutes, add the garlic and ground beef and brown for 7 minutes. Stir in the passata and oregano and simmer 10 minutes. Season.
- 2.
Boil the pasta — Cook the penne in salted boiling water for 8 minutes, keeping them very firm, then drain.
- 3.
Assemble the bake — Toss the pasta with most of the sauce and the ricotta, tip into a baking dish and top with the remaining sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan.
- 4.
Bake until golden — Bake at 200C for 25 minutes until bubbling and golden. Scatter with basil and rest 5 minutes before serving.