Baked Ziti
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 pounds ground turkey
- 2 medium jars spaghetti sauce with roasted garlic
- Pinch dried oregano
- Pinch dried parsley
- Pinch salt, plus additional salt for pasta water
- Pinch pepper
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 (1-pound) box rigatoni noodles
- 2 (1-pound) blocks mozzarella cheese (not the soft kind)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large skillet, melt half of the butter over medium heat.
- Add turkey and cook until browned.
- Add tomato sauce, oregano, parsley, salt, pepper, and onion and simmer until onion is tender.
- Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until a little less than al dente.
- Drain and cool.
- Cut 1 of the blocks of cheese into cubes and slice the other into thin slices.
- Melt the remaining butter and pour into the bottom of a deep 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
- Pour 1 1/2 ladles full of the sauce into the dish, or enough to completely cover the bottom.
- Add a layer of pasta and then a layer of cubed cheese.
- Repeat layering until all ingredients are used.
- Fill 1 of the empty sauce jars 1/8 full with water and shake.
- Pour over pasta.
- Top with the thin slices of cheese, and sprinkle with additional oregano and parsley, if desired.
- Cover casserole with foil and place in oven.
- Check every 15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove foil for last 5 minutes of cooking to brown cheese.
butter, ground turkey, garlic, oregano, parsley, salt, pepper, onion, rigatoni noodles, mozzarella cheese
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/baked-ziti-recipe.html (may not work)