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Meaty Ziti




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




1 pound ground beef (1-1/2 lbs)
1 can (28 oz.) crushed tomatoes OR 1 jar (26 oz. marinara sauce)(Cabernet Marinara)
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried basil
8 oz. (2 cups) uncooked ziti (Barilla)
1 pkg. (9 oz.) frozen creamed spinach, thawed
1 pkg. (8 oz., 2 cups) shredded mozzarella cheese (Italian cheese blend)

Recipe



Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to break up lumps until beef is cooked through, 4 to 5 min. Stir in tomatoes, garlic, oregano and basil.

Spoon 1 cup of meat sauce on bottom of a 3-qt. (greased)glass or ceramic casserole. Arrange ziti in an even layer on top of sauce. Pour remaining meat sauce over ziti.

Spread creamed spinach evenly over the top with a knife. Cover baking dish with foil. (Can be made up to 1 day ahead to this point.) Refrigerate until baking time.

Bake ziti, covered, on center rack of preheated, 375ºF. oven until bubbling, about 30 (45 min.ºF.) minutes.

Remove baking dish from oven and carefully remove foil and set foil aside. Scatter mozzarella evenly over top, recover dish with foil. Let ziti rest until cheese melts, 10 minutes. Serve at once.

Serves 6 to 8.

Posted by: chefly: This is a recipe a good friend gave me. Her notes are in parenthesis. I haven't tried it yet. chefly