How to Make Cast Iron Baked Ziti with Charred Tomatoes

Test cook Keith Dresser makes Cast Iron Baked Ziti with Charred Tomatoes.

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[klashe]

I just made this. I added cooked some broken up italian sausage, set them to the side and then put the tomatoes in. Recombined everything right before the oven. It was great. Wife loved it.

[mysticalwonderland]

We’ve made and eaten this 3 times in 8 days. Between 3 adults it all gets eaten by morning, meaning a someone gets up in the middle of the night to get more!! Lol 😝 it’s a winner winner baked ziti dinner !! No mess and easy peasy! ❤️❤️❤️

[JoelSkoda]

Baked ziti was my go to growing up in Chicago, and this looks perfect! Easy enough to cook for the kids on a weeknight after a long day at work as well.

[kenjiyamaha]

I made this dish for dinner last evening. It was simple and very easy to put it all together. Turned out spectacular!! AND my very picky Philippino husband LOVED it!! Thanks very much. It really took less than 30 minutes start to finish. ❤❤❤❤ oh, and since I am incapable of following a recipe stricktly, I added mushroom to saute' with the tomatoes and I added chicken tenderloins cut in bite sized chunks about 6 minutes into the cooking the pasta in the sauce. Cooked perfectly juicey and tender.

[lbwx]

I have made this several times. It has always turned out great! My whole family loves it!

P.S. I use a well seasoned cat iron skillet (not an enameled one). I have used a skillet with “regular” sided, but have also used a deep skillet, with taller sides, which makes it much less likely that I will spill some on the stovetop (I am not careful enough when stirring).

P.P.S. I have also used penne pasta (penne and ziti are the same diameter. Ziti is cut straight: penne is cut on the bias. Other than that, they are the same.)

[unclefrankonap]

Just outstanding job and you took your time explaining the recipe . From a retired scratch baker / 33 years as a police officer.

[DeborahCaldwell]

The Braised tomatoes idea it was wonderful. I never saw that. Thanks for the whole thing

[maryschiff]

I love one pan meals; thank you, I will definitely try this. 🙂

[liahfox]

I tried this recipe last night, and it came amazing. I was afraid of losing my cast iron seasoning but it worked out fine.

[bravofoxable]

Have never heard of this, but by golly, I'm gonna try this for daaang sure! Looks 😜👍🏻

[yoliesellen]

Best Baked Ziti! We have it often, so simple, great week day meal!❤

[letranger]

Good tools and equipment create magic, simple. Off course the know how always comes in handy.

[beheritman]

Thanks for this great recipe. I make it all the time now.

[larryjones]

LOVE LOVE it. watched it with the deep dish Pizza and got it saved.

[analidahassenmayer]

Bello el cocinero, voy hacer esta receta

[LetsSeeTarot]

Looks good! So does the baked ziti 😉😆☺️

[consumerdebtchitchat]

Omg. I cannot wait to make this next weekend. I absolutely love the ease of this recipe.

[SRlikethetoothpaste]

How nice is Keith’s kitchen?
And the ziti doesn’t look bad either 😉

[path]

I made this last night and it was awesome. One tip don't use the expensive pasta use a cheaper one because it takes less time to cook. I kept adding water to my pan to get it to cook to the doneness I like. Otherwise I recommend it highly.

[chrissewell]

Yum, yum. Now I need to plant some grape tomatoes, for summer! Maybe over winter I will replace with a can of fire roasted tomatoes? Add some Italian sausage, and Its perfect!