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Baked Pasta

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Baked Pasta

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Category

Beef Recipes

Time

0 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

490

Rating

4.00★ (182)

Cuisine

Italian
Author: Victoria Buriak
This oven-baked pasta is a favorite of my children, who request this recipe often.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray:
  • lean ground beef: 1 pound
  • tomato sauce: 2 cans (15 ounce cans)
  • ounces brown gravy: 12 piece
  • half-and-half: 0.5 cup
  • Parmesan cheese: 0.5 cup (grated)
  • garlic: 3 clove (minced)
  • oregano: 1 tsp (dried)
  • basil: 1 tsp (dried)
  • dry ziti pasta: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
  • mozzarella cheese: 1 cup (shredded)

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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  2. Heat a large frying pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot pan until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomato sauce, gravy, half-and-half, Parmesan cheese, garlic, oregano, and basil. Simmer for 30 minutes.
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  3. Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in ziti, bring back to a boil, and cook pasta over medium heat until tender yet firm to the bite, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain.
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  4. Stir ziti into meat sauce, then spread into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese.
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  5. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes.
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