Baked ZITI Recipe - Easy PASTA CASSEROLE

Baked Ziti is an easy, saucy, and cheesy pasta casserole. It has all of the great flavors of lasagna but is much easier to make as a pasta bake with ziti or penne noodles. 
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BAKED ZITI INGREDIENTS:
►1 lb ziti (or penne pasta)
►1 lb ground beef (85% lean)
►1 onion, chopped
►2 garlic cloves, minced
►1 tsp salt
►1/2 tsp black pepper
►5 cups marinara sauce
►15 oz fresh ricotta,
►10 fresh basil leaves
►12 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
►1 cup grated parmesan cheese

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⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 Intro
0:31 How to cook pasta
1:06 Prepping onion and garlic
1:48 Grating cheese
2:17 Cooking beef and onions
2:51 Adding garlic and seasonings
3:06 Adding marinara sauce
3:32 Draining the pasta
3:57 How to assemble Ziti casserole
4:27 How to cut basil leaves
5:44 How to layer ziti casserole
7:04 Ziti casserole baking instructions
7:52 Taste test
8:43 Describing ziti pasta flavors and texture
9:14 Make-ahead suggestions
9:40 More comfort food ideas
9:54 Bloopers and behind the scenes

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[amar]

Tried it tonight for my dad's birthday dinner and everyone loved it, so far I have tried 2 recipes by Natasha and they have both been excellent. Thank you for making me a better cook.

[davidcastillo]

I made this today and just finished having dinner. It was delicious. I had a couple of small pieces of red and green bell pepper leftover so I added it to your recipe, did leave out the ricotta because i didn’t have any. Not bad for a 73 year old Marine Vietnam vet.

[dennisdesabato]

Natashas, I came to this country from Italy with my parents and sister when I was 4 and have spend many, many years eatingn Italian food. I often Think of seeing the Ravioli laid out on clean Sheets to dry and the pasta hanging from all sorts of places. Your food is what Italian food should taste like. Bravo!!!

[yael]

I’m 24 and I’m just honored to say that this is my first time making a family meal baked ziti and that your video helped me make such an amazing dish with Italian sausage instead. Thank you and that homemade sauce video really helped.

[-.Steven]

Just made this for dinner tonight, 10-31-2020. Everyone really liked it. The recipe says it feeds 10 and that's no kidding! Tomorrow night I'll be making another Natasha's Kitchen recipe. When my family says, "Thanks for dinner", I say, "Don't thank me, thank Natasha!" I'm just the hands, Natasha is the brains, talent, and I must say, beauty, in my kitchen. My mother was an exceptional cook, but she always used to say, "Just tell me what to make, I don't like thinking about what to cook." That's one of the things I Love about Natasha's Kitchen, a never ending supply of recipes, and I want to make everyone of them!! Thank you Natasha! By the way, your husband's video editing skills are Amazing!!! But you Natasha are still the Star of the show!

[samanthamarie]

I love your energy! This was so joyful to watch to watch with my daughter. We’re making this tonight 💗

[sabihajafri]

So I made it... Finally!!! Where I live ricotta wasn't available so I made it by following bigger bolder baking's ricotta recipe I also made the marinara sauce (the link for it was in the description box). This was my first time making a recipe from this channel and it was actually really good. It had herbs and pasta and cheese and meat, I mean what's not to love. A great recipe for sure!
Tips- You can add a little bit of salsa in it for a nice tangy punch of flavour
You can also add in some tabasco sauce which adds a bit of a spicy kick
If your oven doesn't have the option to broil you can bake it on higher temp with only the upper rods on, it gives a good broiled effect

[abdullah]

Everyone cooks but your cooking has something special in it

[dennistietz]

Baked Ziti was requested for Christmas from the kids, we never go wrong with your recipes and process. Thank you and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🙏

[NickiDrew]

I hosted lunch yesterday and this was such a crowd pleaser! I made it with your chicken piccata and asparagus recipes.

I had zero skills in the kitchen when I married a few years ago, and felt quite insecure cooking for my family and guest. Your channel has helped me learn to love cooking and feel confident hosting. Every recipe I try is a hit. I thank you and your husband for all your hard work!

[antrinarichardson]

Hi Natasha, my daughter wanted baked ziti and I’ve never made it before. Thanks to you you recipe is what we’re having for dinner tonight. Thanks so much 🤗

[elizabethsirois]

I made your recipe of baked ziti and included ground sausage. It was delish. WOW got compliments on it. Had some leftover. Once reheated it tasted even better than when done but it was great. TY for sharing.

[doowoplvr]

I've been serving this dish for 40 a favorite in my

[arireactsssz]

I made this for my cooking class last year and it was so good. I’m soo happy you did this 😊

[carolync]

This baked ziti is excellent. First of all I liked using Natasha's recipe for the marinara sauce as it makes a large enough batch for the 5 cups of sauce needed in the recipe. The only change I made was to add the ricotta in dollops after mixing in the cooked pasta and then barely stirred it. We like finding the pockets of ricotta in the baked ziti. I find that Natasha uses more spices and herbs in her recipes which adds much more flavor. Thanks Natasha!

[rhondaj]

Hi Natasha, I used your Ziti recipe for my post Thanksgiving dinner. My son had requested it so I looked around for a recipe and chose yours, it was delicious, I feel really proud of myself since this was my very first time. Thanks for the video.

[DanliciousFood]

This is what I make when I'm craving lasagna and don't want to deal with lasagna noodles and many layers.... this is SO DELICIOUS and making me hungry!

[jackiebenham]

Made this tonight for my family....what a big hit! Our 2 granddaughters are such picky eaters and they both went back for seconds. Love your videos. 😊

[ameishablake]

You are so creative! ☺️
Love how you always remind us how easy to peal garlics

[jimmypes]

And yet another Natasha recipe that we thoroughly enjoyed. We made this last night and everyone had three helpings. We added a mix of sautéed spinach, mushrooms and red bell peppers. Delicious. I am so excited to have some of the leftovers today. Happy holidays Natasha!