Baked Ziti for 50?
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Baked Ziti - Sour Cream or Ricotta?
Comments (7)Italy has many regions, and each one has its own style of cooking, and that's why your head is spinning. Same here, trying to teach myself how to make good barbequed ribs. As I recall, the cooked ziti are sauced, and then ricotta is folded in, and grated parmesan or romano cheese is sprinkled on top, then it is baked. You could also add cubed mozzarella with the ricotta. If you like fresh herbs, by all means, add them too. I don't see why it couldn't be layered. You'll know how you like it best after you've tried it a couple of ways. It's been probably 30 years or so since I fixed it, and my Latvian DH doesn't like it, and now it's too heavy for my old tummy. My sister fixes baked cavatelli and she calls it her signature dish. I would imagine it's made the same way as baked ziti. I prefer my cavatelli with extra virgin olive oil, minced fresh garlic, broccoli cooked al dente, and coarsly grated parmesan. Mary...See MoreSuper Easy Baked Ziti
Comments (15)I use cottage cheese also. (DH loves it and eats it like it is ice cream as a snack) My trick so i don't need to buy ricotta is to first put the cottage cheese alone in the mixing bowl and smash it with a potato masher tool. Just takes a minute and breaks up the curd. Then add the tomato, etc. Most NY pot-luck baked ziti from an Italian deli is so darn dry. (and probably prepared a day in advance). Needs moisture while it cooks. Sometimes i'll put a bottom layer of thin sliced sweet potato, zucchini, caramelized onions with mushrooms... I always make a veggie one that i've put in a layer of spinach. Extra veggies. Always the bottom layer so the pasta top 2/3rds stays creamy. Crisping the top is what makes it so delish and special. Any time you can get a full and filling meal in one pot is a winner. You have a good recipe. So much better than a basic Mac-n-greasy-cheese. I satisfy the meat eaters by tucking proscuito all over the top. Pressing it in with some staying on top to crisp with the final cheese crisping and bubbling. I don't cook for kids that often so your pre-made meat-balls is a really good solution....See MoreBaked ziti is in the oven
Comments (17)janie hang on it is on here in a different post I will find it for you......sorry about that and thanks to all who said it looked good....which I had a pretty casserole dish to have baked it in but oh well...LOL Stacy...See MoreHow to keep ziti warm for pot luck
Comments (4)Put the casserole in a styrofoam cooler... Cover with foil if the dish doesn't have a lid, then put about an inch of newspaper on the bottom of the cooler and another inch over the top and tuck some more paper down the sides and it will keep hot for hours. You can keep it even longer if you heat a brick or 2 at the same time you are cooking the casserole, wrap that in newspaper and put it in the cooler with the casserole. I used to keep a couple of new bricks just for that purpose. Linda C...See Morehawk307
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