Baked Ziti With Easy Homemade Italian Gravy Recipe

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Baked Ziti With Easy Homemade  Italian Gravy
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Directions:

  1. Gravy (2 hours before dinner or as early as a few days before) in a medium bowl mix together . . . ground beef, 1 tsp dried parsley, 1/2 tsp dried basil, 1 clove garlic minced, 2 TBS Italian Flavored Bread Crumbs, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper. Mix with fork until evenly blended. Brown meat mixture in olive oil in a 5 qt sauce pan. When cooked almost through remove.
  2. Drain pan. Add 1 lb sausage. Brown well on all sides. Remove.
  3. Drain pan well. Saute 1/2 lb sliced slice fresh mushroom until slightly brown.
  4. Return sausage links and ground meat mixture to sauce pan. Add tomatoes, puree, 1 tsp parsley, 1 TBS basil, 1 clove minced garlic. Simmer 1 hour. Remove sausage, slice (1/4 ) return to pot. continue to simmer until ready to use.
  5. NEXT. Fill large pot with 5 quarts cold water. Bring to boil. Cook ziti according to package directions (al dente).
  6. While ziti is cooking mix together ricotta, 3/4 lb mozzarella, Romano and black pepper.
  7. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  8. Drain ziti well. Place in 9X12 baking dish. Add cheese mixture blend well.
  9. With slotted spoon, remove 2-3 cups meat and mushrooms from gravy. Add to ziti. Add 1 cup extra sauce. Mix well. Top with remaining mozzarella. Cover. Bake 30 minutes. remove cover and baked another 5-10 minutes, until cheese melts and gets bubbly. You do not want it to brown.
  10. Also works well with medium sized shells.
  11. 1 cup sliced black olives may be added to recipe or substituted for mushrooms.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4980.8 Kcal (20854 kJ)
Calories from fat 2978.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 330.95g 509%
Cholesterol 1080.63mg 360%
Sodium 8804.57mg 367%
Potassium 4464.63mg 95%
Total Carbs 61.77g 21%
Sugars 12.13g 49%
Dietary Fiber 5.31g 21%
Protein 326.04g 652%
Vitamin C 23.8mg 40%
Iron 18.9mg 105%
Calcium 5269.2mg 527%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 189.15 Kcal (792 kJ)
Calories from fat 113.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.57g 509%
Cholesterol 41.04mg 360%
Sodium 334.36mg 367%
Potassium 169.55mg 95%
Total Carbs 2.35g 21%
Sugars 0.46g 49%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 21%
Protein 12.38g 652%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 40%
Iron 0.7mg 105%
Calcium 200.1mg 527%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 126.4
    Points
  • 121
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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