Thursday, August 13, 2009

Baked Ziti with Salad and baked Bread.

Here's a picture of the finished Baked Ziti, Salad, and baked bread:
Here are the ingredients:
-2 lbs ground chuck
-1 small onion, diced
-1/2 green bell pepper, diced
-15 oz can of diced tomatoes
-15 oz can tomato sauce
-Hunts traditional Spaghetti Sauce
-8 oz. Ricotta Cheese
-3/4 lb. of Dry Ziti pasta
-12 oz of mozzarella cheese
-can of french bread
-iceberg lettuce
-grape tomatoes
-cucumber
-salad dressing
-2 tbsp. sugar
-Parmesan cheese
-Accent flavor enhancer (optional)
-salt
-black pepper


Directions:

1. Brown ground beef with onion, green bell pepper. Season beef with Accent, black pepper, and salt, to taste.
2. Drain browned beef. Add spaghetti sauce, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, and sugar (cuts the tartness ad acidity of the tomatoes).
3. Boil noodles according to package directions.
4. Reserve two cups of the meat sauce. Add ricotta cheese to remaining meat and sauce mixture.
5. Mix cooked noodles into the ricotta sauce mixture.
6. Transfer noodles and sauce into an 13x9 inch baking dish.
7. Spoon the two cups of reserved sauce on top of the pasta mixture.

8. Top with mozzarella cheese. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Also, add French bread into the oven.
9. Let baked ziti cool for 15 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.
10. Add grape tomatoes and cucumbers to lettuce. Toss with your favorite dressing.

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