Baked ziti

Baked ziti

Baked ziti with tomato sauce and cheese
Details
Course served	Casserole
Main ingredient(s)	Ziti pasta, sauce (tomatoes, cheese)

Baked ziti is a baked casserole dish made with ziti macaroni and sauce characteristic of Italian-American cuisine it is similar to Pasta al forno.

In many recipes, the ziti are first cooked separately while a tomato and cheese sauce is prepared, which may include meat, sausage, mushrooms, peppers, onions, and more. The cooked and drained ziti are then combined with the cooked sauce, which may be layered with additional varieties of cheeses, baked in the oven, and served hot.

Baked ziti has been characterized as a dish that "has remained a standby for generations" in Italian-American homes and restaurants.

See also

• Lasagne
• List of casserole dishes
• List of pasta dishes
• Pastitsio
• Penne – a type of pasta
• Penne alla vodka
• Food portal

References

• Giada De Laurentiis, Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes, Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2005.
• Marguerite DiMino Buonopane, The North End Italian Cookbook, Globe Pequot Press, 2004.
• John Mariani, The Italian-American Cookbook: A Feast of Food from a Great American Cooking Tradition, Harvard Common Press, 2000.

External links

• Four-cheese baked ziti recipe at AllRecipes.com
• Baked ziti with turkey meatballs recipe at Epicurious.com
• Baked ziti with sausage recipe at About.com