Grammy's Kitchen · Baked Ziti · One Pot Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage
One of 29 baked ziti recipes we measured
It ranks #28 of 29 for sauce stability among the baked ziti recipes we compared. 9 cooks on www.thereciperebel.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 | 51% | 85% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 25% | 12% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| stretch idx | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1360 g | 4 links Italian sausage |
| 75 g | 1/2 medium onion (finely diced) |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (finely minced) |
| 2 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon oregano |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon basil |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon dried parsley |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes |
| 720 g | 3 cups low sodium chicken broth |
| 484 g | 2 cups crushed tomatoes |
| 15 g | 1/2 cup frozen spinach (thawed and squeezed dry) |
| 330 g | 4 cups Penne or Ziti pasta ((330 grams)) |
| 168 g | 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon granulated sugar ((optional)) |
| Grated Parmesan for serving |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.thereciperebel.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Overall a really good dish, we just found that there wasn't enough liquid in the pot to allow the pasta to cook all the way. We added about a 1/2-1 cup of water and let it simmer for an extra 5 minutes. It probably could've done with an extra 1-2 minutes but w” — a cook, 4.0★
“I made this last night and was pleasantly surprised. My husband LOVED it! Said it was the BEST pasta dish I've ever made!” — a cook, 5.0★