Grammy's Kitchen · Baked Ziti · Easy Baked Ziti
One of 29 baked ziti recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
66 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 29.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 74% | 85% |
| salt | 2% | 0% |
| aromatics | 52% | 12% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.8 | 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. ground Italian sausage (sweet, mild, or hot) ($4.99) |
| 150 g | 1 yellow onion ($0.27) |
| 85 g | 3 oz. tomato paste ($0.50) |
| 794 g | 1 28oz. can crushed tomatoes ($1.89) |
| 6 g | 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning blend ($0.30) |
| 118 g | 1/2 cup water ($0.00) |
| 454 g | 1 lb. ziti ($1.67) |
| 9 g | 1/2 Tbsp salt (for pasta water) ($0.05) |
| 425 g | 15 oz. ricotta ($3.39) |
| 113 g | 1 cup Italian cheese blend* ($1.24) |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper ($0.05) |
| 224 g | 2 cups shredded mozzarella ($2.29) |
| 1 g | 1 handful chopped parsley (optional, for garnish) ($0.20) |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“It’s actually very simple after making this for the first time. I was worried about making it in a bigger pan, but it worked out great! Next time I’ll double the cheese and the sauce. I didn’t have enough pots so after cooking the sauce I transferred it to a c” — a cook, 5.0★
“Welcome back Beth. Almost missed this recipe because the new numbered format is irritating. You have no idea what the recipe is going to be til you click on it. The description, easy dinner for a big group doesn't give me enough info. To the recipe. Love ” — a cook, 5.0★