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Easy Cheesy Baked Ziti

This Easy Baked Ziti recipe is classic Italian comfort food. It has tender ziti pasta, the most perfectly seasoned ground beef, tomato sauce, and three types of ooey gooey cheese!
8
13,342
24
50 min
TOTAL TIME
669
CALORIES
$1.77
PER SERVING
Easy Cheesy Baked Ziti
Ingredients
16 INGREDIENTS
8 SERVINGS
Black Pepper
3/4 tsp black pepper
Dried Basil
1 tsp dried basil
Sweet Paprika
1 tbsp sweet paprika
Ground Beef
1 lb ground beef
Olive Oil
1 tbsp olive oil
Ziti Pasta
12 oz ziti pasta
Water
1/2 cup water
Ricotta
1 cup ricotta
Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
Fresh Basil
fresh basil
chopped
Salt
1 tsp salt
Yellow Onion
1 small yellow onion
Dried Oregano
1 tsp dried oregano
Tomato Sauce
4 cups tomato sauce
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
Garlic
4 cloves garlic
Directions
22 STEPS
15 min
PREP TIME
35 min
COOK TIME
50 min
TOTAL TIME
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Health Info
Macros
47g
CARBS
39g
FAT
37g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
LACTOSE FREE
Contains these allergens
MILK
WHEAT
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