Zippity Doo Dah Ziti Bake!
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My husband adores this meal because of its simplicity. I mean, this is the perfect dish for someone who does not know how to cook! I often even leave it prepared for him the night before and all he has to do is pop it in the oven. He likes to give the kids a treat too and serve it with garlic bread. All he has to do is toss those in the oven, too after all! Well, this dish has become a family favorite and one that I go back to whether we are having a gloomy night at home and want comfort food, are on the go and need a quick meal, or have dinner guests and need something to feed a crowd. This one is a showstopper!
This casserole is a family favorite!
Ingredients
1 pound of ground beef
1 jar (32 oz.) of Ragu spaghetti sauce
1 box (1 lb.) penne pasta (or ziti or rigatoni)
½ yellow onion diced (optional)
1/2 Cup Kraft Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
Prepare pasta according to directions.
In a medium sauce pan, brown ground beef with onion (if using).
After beef is brown and crumbled, drain excess grease.
Put back in pot and pour in one jar of spaghetti sauce.
Keep mixture on low until pasta is done.
When pasta is finished, drain excess water from pasta. You want the pasta as dry as possible.
Put pasta back in large pot (with heat off) and pour in jar of alfredo sauce. Combine until thoroughly coated.
Pour pasta mixture into bottom of 9 x 13 dish.
Cover pasta with spaghetti sauce mixture.
Don’t put the pot that you used for the spaghetti sauce in with the dirty dishes yet. Keep that pot out and start heating up second jar of spaghetti sauce on low heat. Put a cover on it to keep warm until ziti is finished baking.
Sprinkle top with Parm cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes until top is a bit browned. Let rest for about 5 minutes after taking out of oven.
Serve portions onto plates, and pour some of the heated spaghetti sauce on top.
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Quick Tip: serve with a salad and garlic bread!