easy ziti bake
(1 rating)
Easy to throw together, and only one dish and one cooking pot. You can also add mushrooms, onions, peppers, whatever, if you like; but I was trying to keep this at 6 ingredients or less.
(1 rating)
yield
6 -8
prep time
10 Min
cook time
30 Min
Ingredients For easy ziti bake
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1/2 pkgfrozen meatballs (about 1/2 pound)
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1 jarspaghetti sauce, any flavor
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8 ozdry ziti pasta
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12 ozcottage cheese
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2 cshredded mozzarella
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3 Tbspgrated parmesan cheese
How To Make easy ziti bake
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1Place meatballs and spaghetti sauce in a dish that can go in the microwave and the oven. It should hold about 2 quarts. Cover and microwave about 4 minutes on high, to heat sauce and meatballs.
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2Cook Ziti pasta according to package directions, then drain.
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3Stir cottage cheese into meatball-spaghetti mixture until well blended. Then stir in the cooked Ziti until it is distributed evenly.
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4Top evenly with shredded mozzarella, then sprinkle Parmesan on top. Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and cheese is melted and starting to brown. This takes about 30-40 minutes.
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5Serve with tossed salad and garlic bread.
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