Baked Ziti With Vodka Sauce Recipes

BAKED ZITI WITH MEATBALLS IN VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350°
• Have a large casserole dish or 13 by 9" dish sprayed with cooking spray and ready.
• While the oven is heating, heat a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat.
• When the pan is hot, add the olive oil and sauté the onions and mushrooms until the onions have softened and most of the the moisture has cooked out of the mushrooms, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato puree, tomato paste, vodka, dried basil and oregano, salt and pepper. Stir well to combine. Let the sauce come to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and cover.
• Start to heat a large pot of water to a boil.
• Stirring occasionally, let the sauce simmer for 20 minutes or a bit longer as you cook the meatballs and the pasta.
• When the oven has preheated, bake the meatballs according to the directions on the package. It usually is about 20 minutes.
• When the water has come to a boil, heavily salt the water and cook the pasta just until al-dente, about 10 minutes, reserve ½ cup of the pasta water and add to the pasta sauce.
• Drain the pasta and set aside.
• Just before the meatballs have finished cooking, stir in the heavy cream into the pasta sauce and take it off the heat.
• When the meatballs have cooked through, remove the meatballs from the oven. But leave the oven on.
• Combine the meatballs, pasta and the finished sauce in a large bowl, container or pot. Stir in half of the shredded cheese, mixing well to combine. If you have a large enough sauce pot that you cooked the sauce in, you can use that.
• Pour and spread the pasta mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
• Top with the remaining shredded cheese and the grated Parmesan.
• Bake in the 350° oven for 30 minutes or until the cheese has melted and it has just begun to brown.

BAKED LONG ZITI WITH VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, drizzle with oil, and lay in a flat row on a sheet pan to cool. Preheat oven to 350F and oil a 9x13 baking dish. In a medium bowl, combine vodka sauce and ricotta cheese, mix well. Begin by layering ¼ sauce mixture in bottom of pan. Assemble long ziti horizontally in the dish, cutting off the ends as needed to fit. Layer 1/4 sauce mixture and top with a layer of long ziti, facing vertically. Add ¼ sauce mixture and top with last layer of long ziti, facing horizontally. Top with remaining sauce mixture, parmesan and Romano cheese. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling. Serves 4-6.

ZITI WITH VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, brown the garlic in melted butter. Add the rest of the ingredients except the pasta and vodka. Stir until bubbly and heated through.
• Add the vodka to the sauce and pour over the cooked pasta. Place in individual pasta bowls and sprinkle with additional Parmesan and chopped basil.

BAKED ZITI WITH THICK RICH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare sauce and keep under a low flame.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix the cheese mixture together.
• Mix pasta with 1/3 - 1/2 of the cheese mixture till creamy and gooey.
• Place 1 1/2 cups sauce in bottom of a 10x13 casserole dish.
• Top with 1/2 of the pasta.
• Spread the remaining cheese on the pasta.
• Top with 2-3 cups of the meat sauce.
• Top with remaining pasta; 1 cup sauce; 1 cup mozzarella; then top with grated cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Placing foil on the rack below to catch any spillage that may occur for this is packed with goodness.
• Meanwhile let the sauce keep simmering to use if desired on top of the baked ziti.

BAKED ZITI WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic. Remove from heat; add vodka, if desired. Return to heat; cook until almost evaporated, 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes and oregano; cook until tomatoes are falling apart, 10 to 15 minutes. Add cream; cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook pasta in the boiling water until al dente, according to package instructions. Add spinach, and cook just until wilted. Drain, and return contents to pot.
• Add tomato sauce, sausage, and cubed fontina to pot; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Divide evenly between two shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dishes.
• Top with grated fontina and Parmesan. Bake until browned and edges are crisp, 20 to 30 minutes.

CREAMY BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Remove from pan; drain. Meanwhile, add marinara sauce, tomatoes and cream cheese to same pan; cook on medium heat 5 min. or until cream cheese is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Return pasta to pan; mix well.
• Layer half the pasta mixture in 13x9-inch baking dish; cover with layers of sour cream, 1 cup mozzarella and remaining pasta mixture. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

BAKED ZITI WITH VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 9 to 11 minutes.
• While the ziti is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onion to the hot skillet and cook until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, oregano, and garlic powder; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Drain and discard grease. Stir in marinara sauce.
• Drain ziti and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese over top, then layer with cottage cheese, meat sauce, and remaining mozzarella. Beat milk, eggs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl, and pour over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and bubbly, about 45 minutes.

BAKED ZITI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚F (200°C). Grease a 3-quart baking dish with the butter.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and oregano and cook until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring to coat the aromatics, until the tomato paste is deep brick-red, about 2 minutes.
• Add the whole tomatoes and their juices, using a potato masher or your hands to crush them into the sauce. Add 2 teaspoons of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper and stir to combine. Bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until thickened, 20 minutes.
• Add 1 cup of ricotta, the Parmesan, remaining teaspoon of salt, and remaining teaspoon of pepper to a medium bowl and stir to combine.
• Reserve 2 cups of tomato sauce in a bowl, then add the ricotta-Parmesan mixture to the remaining tomato sauce in the pot and stir to combine.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until 2 minutes shy of al dente. Drain the pasta in a colander.
• Add the drained pasta tomato-ricotta sauce and stir until well coated.
• Add half of the pasta to the prepared baking dish. Cover with 1 cup of the reserved tomato sauce, ¾ cup of the mozzarella, and ½ cup of the remaining ricotta. Add the remaining pasta, then repeat with the remaining cup of tomato sauce, ¾ cup of mozzarella, and ½ cup of ricotta.
• Bake until the mozzarella is golden brown and the tomato sauce is bubbling, 25-30 minutes.
• Garnish with the basil before serving.
• Enjoy!

BOB'S MOM'S BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Boil the ziti; remove from heat and drain before it is cooked al dente [approximately 7-8 minutes].
• Pour a thin layer of vodka sauce to cover the bottom of a 9x9 baking dish.
• Add 1/2 of the pasta to the baking dish.
• Cover pasta with 1/2 [or desired amount] of ricotta and mozzarella cheese.
• Add salt, pepper, and herbs if desired.
• Cover the pasta with a layer of vodka sauce.
• Add a second layer of pasta, cheese, and sauce [Hold back a small portion of mozzarella].
• Cover the sauce on top with the remaining mozzarella.
• Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
• After 40 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes.
• Allow the dish to cool for 5 minutes before serving.