My mom is a great cook and taught me everything I needed to know about cooking and baking as a teenager. I’m very fortunate that we spend a lot of time together and often times…that time is spent cooking, baking or canning. Yup, I love being in the kitchen with my mom!
Today I’m featuring a recipe that my mother has been making for years. When she makes it for the family, she always serves it alongside a freshly made garden salad and some thickly sliced garlic bread. It will make 4-6 servings.
Note: We sometimes change up the shredded cheese to whatever we have on-hand, so if you don’t have Italian cheese, try some Mozzarella mixed with Cheddar or whatever type of cheese your family prefers.
Mom’s Baked Ziti Recipe
16 to 18 ounces ziti pasta, cooked and drained
32 to 45 ounces Italian spaghetti sauce
1 lb. lean ground beef, cooked and drained
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
4 cups Italian Cheese Blend, shredded
Directions: Cook the ziti pasta until done. Drain away the water. Mix the cooked pasta, Italian spaghetti sauce, cooked lean ground beef, Parmesan cheese and 2 cups of the Italian cheese blend. Pour mixture into a glass baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining 2 cups of cheese on top.
Place baking dish in a preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until done. The cheese will be melted & bubbly. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
This looks good like to try this
never had ziti what a good meal
How wonderful that you and your mom had such a good relationship when you were a teen, and that your relationship is still going strong. And how nice for us that the two of you share your family recipes with us! This casserole sounds like perfect, simple comfort food. Thanks!
I love dishes like this. There is really nothing better or more comforting on a cold day than some baked Italian dish. I make something quite similar to this, I change up tee sauces sometimes and always add more cheese (shh we love cheese!) Plenty of garlic bread on hand and you have a great meal!
Pasta dishes are so comforting and we love ziti casseroles. thanks for this recipe. It looks delicious.
Pasta dishes are one of our favorites and this looks very easy and tasty. This looks like it would be a comfort meal for me, especially adding the bread and salad.
I love all pasta. This ziti recipe looks really good to me. It reminds me of the pasta dishes my Mom makes.
I love this recipe. It looks delicious and I want to make it. I will be making it for Sunday dinner!
Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe! My family loves Italian dishes. This looks so flavorful!