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Meatless Baked Ziti

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Meatless Baked Ziti

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Category

Pasta Recipes

Time

0 min

Serving

12 persons

Calories

416

Rating

4.00★ (2)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
This meatless baked ziti can feed a lot of people, and is cheap and easy to make ... wonderful comfort food for the fall and winter.

Ingredients

  • ziti pasta: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
  • part-skim mozzarella cheese: 1 pound (shredded)
  • whole-milk ricotta cheese: 1 container (15 ounce container)
  • Parmesan cheese: 1 cup (divided, grated)
  • Romano cheese: 0.5 cup (grated)
  • medium yellow onion: 0.5 piece (chopped)
  • fresh parsley: 0.25 cup (chopped)
  • egg: 1 piece
  • garlic: 2 tsp (minced)
  • basil: 1 tsp (dried)
  • oregano: 1 tsp (dried)
  • ground thyme: 0.25 tsp
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper: (to taste)
  • marinara sauce: 4 cups (divided)

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Rinse and drain.
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  3. Mix mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, onion, parsley, egg, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Stir in drained pasta and 2 cups of marinara sauce.
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  4. Pour 1 cup marinara into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and spread to coat. Pour pasta and cheese mixture into the pan, top with remaining marinara, and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
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  5. Bake, covered, in the preheated oven until heated through, about 20 minutes. Remove cover and continue to bake until bubbly and cheese is browned, about 10 minutes more. Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
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