Baked Ziti with Meatballs and Sausage
Baked Ziti with Meatballs and Sausage

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Baked Ziti with Meatballs and Sausage is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Baked Ziti with Meatballs and Sausage is something that I have loved my entire life.

Baked ziti is meant to feed a crowd, and this one surely does. "Cheater" meatballs made with uncased Italian sausage are strewn throughout the sauce for heft, and baby spinach lends a pop of color. Because ricotta has a tendency to dry out when baked, crème fraîche is added to ensure a more. Baked until bubbly with spaghetti sauce, cheese, and sausage, this is a ziti with a lot of flavor.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked ziti with meatballs and sausage using 9 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Ziti with Meatballs and Sausage:
  1. Get 1 pkg thawed meatballs
  2. Prepare 1 pkg smoked sausage
  3. Take 1 Tbs minced garlic
  4. Make ready 1-2 jars spaghetti sauce
  5. Take 1 tsp oregano
  6. Get 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  7. Take 16 oz pasta, cooked and drained
  8. Get 2 cups shredded mozzarella
  9. Make ready 1/4 cup chopped onion

Ziti is a pretty common pasta shape in most areas, but you can substitute penne pasta if you can't find it. You want a substantial short pasta shape with places to hold. For more baked ziti inspiration, check out our Baked Ziti with Creamy Tomato Sauce, Baked Ziti with Prosciutto, and Baked Radicchio and Mozzarella Pasta. Meatball Baked Ziti is a total comfort meal.

Steps to make Baked Ziti with Meatballs and Sausage:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Saute garlic and onion for 2 minutes. Stir in spaghetti sauce, oregano, and Italian seasoning. Cook 5 minutes. Add meatballs and sausage. Turn down to LOW and simmer 5 minutes or until the meatballs are heated through. Add the sauce to the noodles. Pour into a 9X13 dish. Stir in the cheese leaving some for the top later. Bake 15 minutes. Add rest of cheese and melt, or top with Parmesan and serve.

An easy-to-make, richly flavored tomato sauce is combined with pasta, two kinds of mozzarella cheese, and flavorful meatballs for one dish of cozy deliciousness! For those living in the Midwest, you know exactly what I'm talking about when I say it's been a trying. This is my husband's favorite casserole, and he requests it often. He loves the combination of zesty Italian meat and three types of cheese, which together create a scrumptious baked ziti with sausage.—Christina Ingalls, Manhattan, Kansas. This baked ziti with sausage is a MAJOR family pleaser.

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