Otoro's Ultimate Baked Ziti Recipe

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Otoro's Ultimate Baked Ziti
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Ingredients
23
Count
Nutrition
469
Calories
Total time
1
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To make the sauce: heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat in a 5 quart pot. Add onions and mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook 3-5 minutes.
  2. Add garlic (reserve 1 teaspoon) and ground round and season with salt and pepper, continue to cook until meat is cooked through. Drain off excess fat if desired.
  3. Add all your tomato products, wine, parsley stems and bay leaf. Bring to a boil then turn down to simmer. Taste the sauce, if it seems too sour add a bit of sugar. Stir occasionally.
  4. To make the meatballs: in a nonreactive bowl mix the remaining pound of meat with 2 T. parsley, breadcrumbs, 2 eggs, 1 t. garlic, 1/2 cup Parmesan/Romano cheese, 1 t. salt, pepper to taste, and 2 T. olive oil.
  5. Shape into balls about the size of a cherry tomato, brown in a skillet with a little bit of olive oil. Drain on paper towels. They don't need to be cooked through, they will finish cooking in the sauce.
  6. Add the meatballs to the sauce along with the remaining herbs, simmer 30-45 minutes longer.
  7. Cook the ziti in boiling water slightly firmer than al dente. Drain.
  8. In the pasta cooking pot, add the pasta along with several ladles of sauce, meatballs, half the remaining Parmesan and half the mozzarella, stir to combine.
  9. Mix the ricotta with the egg until smooth.
  10. In a large baking dish, add a couple ladles of sauce to the bottom of the dish. Add half the pasta mixture, then spread all the ricotta in one even layer. Then a layer of mozzarella and Parmesan. Repeat with remaining pasta, then cheeses. I usually have a little pasta left that won't fit in the dish so don't worry, it makes a nice little snack while you wait.
  11. Cover with foil and bake at 350ºF for 45 minutes, then uncovered for an additional 15-30 minutes until bubbly.
  12. Let sit 10 minutes before serving with a big spoon. Bon Appetito.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 468.81 Kcal (1963 kJ)
Calories from fat 197.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.98g 34%
Cholesterol 131.26mg 44%
Sodium 1040.02mg 43%
Potassium 596.78mg 13%
Total Carbs 12.87g 4%
Sugars 4.36g 17%
Dietary Fiber 2.43g 10%
Protein 43.87g 88%
Vitamin C 5.8mg 10%
Iron 2mg 11%
Calcium 962.8mg 96%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 139.86 Kcal (586 kJ)
Calories from fat 59.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.56g 34%
Cholesterol 39.16mg 44%
Sodium 310.26mg 43%
Potassium 178.03mg 13%
Total Carbs 3.84g 4%
Sugars 1.3g 17%
Dietary Fiber 0.73g 10%
Protein 13.09g 88%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 10%
Iron 0.6mg 11%
Calcium 287.2mg 96%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.7
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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