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One-Pot Baked Ziti

January 18, 2015 by Melissa 2 Comments

 

One-Pot Baked Ziti

This One-Pot Baked Ziti is just as delicious as the traditional oven baked casserole dish, and the best part is that it’s ready in just about thirty minutes. In this version, I used our favorite hot Italian turkey sausage from Jennie-o. I love this sausage because it gives the baked ziti an extra layer of flavor and heat, but is still kid-friendly, which is a must in our house. You can substitute sweet Italian turkey sausage, regular Italian sausage or even ground beef in this dish. In this One-Pot Baked Ziti, I skip the jarred spaghetti sauce and make my own using onions, garlic, crushed tomatoes and fresh herbs. Low sodium chicken broth gives this one-pot recipe a slow cooked flavor. Bonus: This makes delicious leftovers!

 

This recipe really fills up my 4-quart saute pan, so if you have anything smaller you might want to try a larger pot.

One Pot Baked Ziti

 

Start by sautéing onions and garlic in olive oil. then add sausage, breaking up as it cooks. Once sausage is cooked through, stir in tomato paste.

 

 

One-Pot Baked Ziti

Add crushed tomatoes, low-sodium chicken broth, uncooked pasta and salt and pepper to pan. Bring to a simmer, cover and let cook on low for about fifteen minutes. Just until pasta is tender.

 

 

 

One-Pot Baked Ziti

 

Remove lid and stir in fresh herbs. I used about 1/2 a cup of freshly chopped parsley.

 

 

One-Pot Baked Ziti

 

Top with freshly shredded mozzarella cheese and cover with lid again so cheese can melt.

One-Pot Baked Ziti

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One-Pot Baked Ziti
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Servings: 6
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1/2 of a large white or brown onion diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 pound hot Italian turkey sausage
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 8 oz uncooked ziti or penne pasta
  • 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
  • 1 14.5 oz can low-sodium chicken broth
  • fresh flat leaf parsley or basil leaves
  • 2 cups of freshly shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. In a 4 quart saute pan, saute onions and garlic over medium heat until onions start to soften.
  2. Remove turkey sausage from casing and add to pan, breaking up as it cooks.
  3. Once sausage is cooked through, stir in tomato paste.
  4. Stir in crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, uncooked pasta, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and several turns of freshly ground black pepper.
  5. Bring up to a simmer, cover and reduce heat to low.
  6. Let cook for about fifteen minutes, just until pasta is tender and sauce has thickened.
  7. Season with additional salt and pepper as needed.
  8. Remove lid and stir in fresh herbs and top with cheese.
  9. Replace lid and let stand covered off heat until cheese has melted.

One-Pot Baked Ziti

 

 

Melty, cheesy deliciousness!

 

 

One-Pot Baked Ziti

 

 

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Comments

  1. Rebecca Cooper

    January 24, 2015 at 9:40 am

    Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  2. Maria

    March 11, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    Melissa,

    This looks AWESOME!!! It was nice to meet you and your cute family (in the elevator) at Disney….hope you are adjusting to post party life better then I am…….take me back to Sunny Florida! …….on another note, I love your blog, can’t pull myself away, you are a super duper talented little lady Melissa!!!

    Take Care,
    Maria

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