Baked Ziti Plus Recipe

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Baked Ziti Plus
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  1. Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium-low heat; cook and stir garlic in the hot oil until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir ground beef into garlic. Add crushed tomatoes and tomato puree to ground beef mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cover stockpot and simmer mixture, stirring occasionally, until flavors have blended, about 2 hours.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sausage links in the hot skillet until browned and not longer pink in the center, 10 to 15 minutes; drain and discard grease. Slice sausages into 1/4-inch rounds. Stir sausage, green bell pepper, and onion into the simmering tomato sauce; cook, stirring occasionally until bell pepper and onion are softened, about 1 hour.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  5. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 10 to 11 minutes. Drain and return rigatoni to pot.
  6. Dice about 3/4 the mozzarella into 1/8-inch cubes. Mix cubed mozzarella with ricotta cheese in a bowl. Stir cheese mixture into cooked rigatoni until mozzarella cheese begins to melt. Pour rigatoni-cheese mixture into 2 large casserole dishes; add tomato-meat sauce. Toss well.
  7. Slice the remaining mozzarella cheese and arrange on top of rigatoni mixtures.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven until mozzarella cheese is melted and browned, about 45 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 441.79 Kcal (1850 kJ)
Calories from fat 321.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 35.75g 55%
Cholesterol 101.31mg 34%
Sodium 702.37mg 29%
Potassium 435.8mg 9%
Total Carbs 4.26g 1%
Sugars 1.23g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.63g 3%
Protein 24.44g 49%
Vitamin C 17.8mg 30%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 12%
Iron 8.3mg 46%
Calcium 65.3mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 237.66 Kcal (995 kJ)
Calories from fat 173.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.23g 55%
Cholesterol 54.5mg 34%
Sodium 377.83mg 29%
Potassium 234.44mg 9%
Total Carbs 2.29g 1%
Sugars 0.66g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.34g 3%
Protein 13.15g 49%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 30%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 12%
Iron 4.5mg 46%
Calcium 35.1mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.7
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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