Grammy's Kitchen · Baked Ziti · Baked Ziti (Easy Pasta Casserole) VIDEO
One of 29 baked ziti recipes we measured
from natashaskitchen.com
264 cooks on natashaskitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 29.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 97% | 85% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 34% | 12% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| stretch idx | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 lb ziti pasta (or penne pasta or gluten-free pasta) |
| 454 g | 1 lb ground beef (85% lean) |
| 150 g | 1 onion (chopped) |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves (minced) |
| 6 g | 1 tsp salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp black pepper |
| 1225 g | 5 cups marinara sauce |
| 425 g | 15 oz fresh ricotta |
| 10 g | 10 fresh basil leaves |
| 340 g | 12 oz mozzarella cheese (shredded, divided) |
| 100 g | 1 cup grated parmesan cheese (divided) |
Method: 6 steps, published by natashaskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Not a fan. Rather bland and needs cooked in oven longer than 25 minutes. Sausage may be a more flavorful option or half and half with hamburger Wasn’t hot enough so put it back in for another 7 -10 plus broiler for two.” — a cook, 2.0★
“Made this recipe a couple times and it is a hit with everyone including my toddler! I also sautéed chopped carrots and a bell pepper to add some more nutrients and it came out great!!” — a cook, 5.0★