Neelys Baked Ziti

Patrick and Gina Neely

Recipe courtesy The Neelys

Show: Down Home With the NeelysEpisode: That’s Amore

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Total Time:
1 hr 10 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
6 to 8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Salt
  • 1 pound ziti
  • 1 pound hot Italian turkey sausage, casing removed
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 6 ounces pesto
  • 15 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 1 (9-ounce) package washed spinach
  • Butter, for baking dish
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella, plus more for topping
  • 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan, plus more for topping

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add ziti and cook until al dente. Drain in a colander.

In a large skillet over medium heat, saute turkey sausage. Add onion and garlic and saute until the sausage is cooked through. Use your spoon to break up the sausage while it cooks. Add the can of diced tomatoes and pesto and let simmer for 10 minutes.

Add the ricotta cheese, spinach, Parmesan and mozzarella to a large bowl, and stir to combine.

Butter a 4-quart baking dish, add the cooked pasta, then sausage mixture and cheese mixture. Top with a sprinkling of mozzarella and Parmesan.

Bake until completely heated through and golden and crisp on top, about 20 minutes.

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Wine Suggestion for This Recipe

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Bright, fruity Italian red wine

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  • on January 09, 2012

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    tasty and simple will make again

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  • on January 08, 2012

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    I tried to do this in a 13x9 dish. No wonder it looked like a giant salad on top of my ziti. I might try it again and mix everything together before baking. It was a good dish though. Looking forward to all the leftovers this week. Yahoo!

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  • on December 10, 2011

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    Wonderful recipe my family loved it added mushrooms.

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