Hearty Baked Ziti

I was looking for a nice warm comfort food to make for dinner tonight. Nothing says comfort like cheese and pasta! I decided to go with a hearty baked ziti with ground turkey. Here is the recipe!

What you need:
1 box of ziti
1 lb of ground turkey
1 large onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 TBSP dried rosemary
1 TBSP Italian Seasoning
2 Jars of Marinara Sauce
1 bag of shredded mozz cheese
1 carton of ricotta cheese
Parmesean Cheese
9x13 casserole dish

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. First off, put a pot of water on the stove to boil. Cook the ziti as the box suggests. Cook the ground turkey in a medium size pan and break it into pieces as it cookes. When mostly brown, add the chopped onions. Continue cooking (about 5 minutes) until they are translucent. Add the chopped garlic, rosemary and italian seasoning and cook for another minute. Add a jar and a half of marinara and stir everything together well. Reduce the heat to low and let the sauce cook for 5 minutes.

 

 

Spread a thin layer of the meat sauce on the 13x9 casserole dish.  Scoop several "dollops" of ricotta cheese on top of the sauce.

Drain your cooked pasta and put it back in the pot. Pour in 3/4 of the remaining sauce and stir together. Next pour the pasta into the casserole dish. Pour the remaining sauce on top, and scoop the rest of your ricotta cheese on top. Cover the entire top with the shredded mozz cheese, and sprinkle the parmesean cheese (as much as you like!)

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. This recipe can serve about 8 people. Its the perfect dish for a potluck or holiday dinner. Also great to bring to work for lunch the next day! Enjoy :)