Grammy's Kitchen · Baked Ziti · Amazing Instant Pot Creamy "Baked" Ziti
One of 29 baked ziti recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 29 for sauce stability among the baked ziti recipes we compared. 511 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 29.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 17% | 85% |
| dairy | 105% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 12% |
| different cheeses | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| stretch idx | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 480 g | 2 cups broth (I use low-sodium chicken broth) |
| 476 g | 2 cups cream (see note) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (finely minced (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)) |
| 454 g | 16 ounces uncooked ziti pasta or other tube-shaped pasta |
| 425 g | 15- ounce can crushed tomatoes |
| 2 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil |
| 75 g | 1/2 to 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese |
| Fresh basil (for serving (optional)) |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“We absolutely love this and it has saved me many times when I’ve found out last minute that people are coming over and I’ve needed something to feed them. This past week I made it to feed my daughter and her family, but it turned out they had already eaten. N” — a cook, 5.0★
“This recipe has been a constant in our house since 2020 when my husband and I were confined to a hotel room for some military training. We tried to create a sense of normalcy by cooking/baking in our room with an instant pot and Mel’s recipes were a Godsend. O” — a cook, 5.0★