Stove Top Ziti Recipes

BAKED ZITI I

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
• In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

STOVE-TOP ZITI

Steps:

• Add pasta to boiling lightly salted water and cook as package directs.
• Add broccoli to pasta 4 minutes before pasta is done.
• Meanwhile, mix marinara sauce and 1/2 cup ricotta together and microwave or heat over stove until hot.
• Drain pasta and broccoli; return to pot; mix in sauce, parsley and mozzarella cubes.
• Stir until mozzarella melts; top with parmesan and dollops of remaining ricotta and serve.

TOP OF THE STOVE ZITI

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of water as package directs; adding broccoli 4 minutes before pasta is done.
• Mix pasta sauce and the ricotta in a large saucepan; cooking over medium-low heat until hot.
• Drain pasta and broccoli; return to pot.
• Add sauce mixture; toss to mix and coat.
• IMMEDIATELY add mozzarella and about half the parsley and Parmesan; stir until mozzarella melts.
• Transfer to a large serving bowl and sprinkle with remaining parsley and Parmesan.

STOVE TOP BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• 1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 475. 2. Combine oil, garlic, pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in 12-inch oven safe nonstick skillet and saute over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. (If your skillet is not ovensafe, transfer the pasta mixture into a shallow 2-quart casserole dish before sprinkling with the cheese and baking). 3. Add crushed tomatoes, water, ziti and 1/2 teaspoon salt. 4. Cover and cook, stirring often and adjusting heat as needed to maintain vigorous simmer, until ziti is almost tender, 15-18 minutes. 5. Stir in cream, Parmesan, and basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 6. Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over ziti. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until cheese has melted and browned, about 10 minutes. Serve.