The Best Baked Ziti #dinnereasy #quickandeasy #dinnerrecipe #lunch #amazingappatizer

This formula for the best Baked Ziti is an immense top pick! Italian wiener marinara, curds, and crisp basil consolidate to make this debauched meal. The best part is the mozzarella that is hacked into lumps rather than destroyed. They liquefy into pools of mushy greatness. We've generally called it "Baby blues Ziti" since it makes a TON and is ideal for bringing to new mothers!

So do you ever have those days where you just can't awaken, regardless of what you do? Today was one of those days. I found a workable pace, headed to the rec center, ran for a half hour, drove back, I despite everything felt like I was rest strolling. (Which is maybe why I about smashed in transit home. In the event that you live in my town, view yourself as cautioned.)

Presently as I compose this, Charlotte [11 months] is eating her incredibly sound blueberry yogurt multigrain hotcake that I made for her. In reality she is deliberately destroying it into pieces and dropping them on the floor with relish, while looking at me without flinching with a face that says Go ahead. Stop me. I can't generally accuse her. Eric had essentially a similar response. I thought they were scrumptious.

Things that I did today: drank rank squeezed orange. Spilled yogurt on myself. Twice. (Did I notice I was drained?) Cleaned up a Charlotte mess. Twice. (since she has a diaper rash so I put her to sleep without a diaper. Have I let you know of late that I'm a virtuoso?) Caught my hand on my iPod line while running, causing said iPod to take off the treadmill plate and excursion me. Revised the bobby pin in my hair just to drop said pin and see it get shot 2 feet behind me after a mind-blowing ride on the treadmill. Individuals must glance at me thrashing around on the treadmill making an effort not to get executed and ponder internally, Wow. She should not come here all the time. Which is valid.

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Ingredients

•  1 pound ziti (or penne/rigatoni if you can't find ziti)
•  olive oil
• For the red sauce
•  1 pound mild Italian sausage
•  5 garlic cloves, smashed and minced
•  2 teaspoons dried oregano
•  1 teaspoon dried basil
•  1 teaspoon kosher salt
•  1/2 teaspoon black pepper
•  1 28-ounce can tomato sauce
•  1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
•  1 teaspoon sugar
•  1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
• For the cream
•  1 cup cold heavy cream
•  1 teaspoon cornstarch
• For the cottage cheese mixture
•  2 large eggs, lightly beaten
•  1 pound cottage cheese
•  1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
•  1 cup mozzarella cheese, chopped into 1/4 inch cubes
• To top casserole
•  1 cup mozzarella cheese, chopped into 1/4 inch cubes
•  1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
•  more chopped basil, to garnish after baking

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a deep 9x13 inch casserole dish with nonstick spray, focusing on the edges.
2. Cook the pasta. Fill a 3 quart pot with water and add 1 tablespoon kosher salt. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Add 1 pound ziti (or other tubular pasta, if you can't find ziti.) Cook until just shy of al dente, about 5 to 7 minutes. Drain pasta into a colander and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil so that it doesn't stick together. Stir to distribute oil. Set aside. Save the pot that you boiled the pasta in!
3. Meanwhile, make the red sauce. In a large skillet, crumble and cook 1 pound Italian sausage over medium high heat until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink, it should take about 5 minutes. Drain and discard the fat. (I usually turn off the heat while draining the fat)
4. Once the fat is drained (turn the heat back to medium high and wait until the pan is hot again), add 5 cloves of minced garlic. It should be somewhere between 1 and 2 tablespoons, you can adjust this amount to taste.
5. Add the spices: 2 teaspoons dried oregano, 1 teaspoon dried basil, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Saute the garlic and spices with the sausage for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
6. Add the can of tomato sauce and can of diced tomatoes. Lower the heat to medium and cook until the mixture bubbles, then turn to medium low and simmer for about 10 minutes to marry all those flavors a bit.
7. Take the skillet off the heat. Stir in 1 teaspoon sugar and 1/2 cup fresh chopped basil.
8. Thicken the cream: In the now-empty pot that you boiled the pasta in, add 1 cup cold heavy cream. Whisk in 1 teaspoon cornstarch until there are no lumps at all. Set the pot over medium heat and bring to a very low simmer, stirring frequently. The mixture should be thickened in about 3-4 minutes.
9. For the cottage cheese mixture: Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat 2 eggs well. Add 1 pound cottage cheese and combine well. Stir in 1 cup Parmesan cheese and 1 cup cubed mozzarella.
10. Once the cream has thickened, remove from heat and stir in the cottage cheese mixture. Add 1 cup of the red sauce and stir together.
11. Add the drained pasta to the pot with the cottage cheese and stir to combine.
12. Transfer all the pasta to the prepared deep 9x13 inch pan.
13. Spread the remaining red sauce evenly on top of the pasta.
14. Top the casserole with 1 cup chopped mozzarella cheese and sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
15. Spray a sheet of foil with nonstick spray and cover the casserole. (If you don't grease the foil, it will stick to the cheese!)
16. If your casserole is very full, place on a baking sheet in case it bubbles over.
17. Bake the covered casserole at 375 for 25 minutes.
18. Remove the foil and bake for another 25 minutes.
19. If you would like to brown the cheese even more, move your oven rack to the highest position and broil for 1-2 minutes. Don't walk away!
20. Let the baked ziti sit for about 10 minutes before digging in.
21. Garnish with fresh chopped basil.

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