{"id":896,"date":"2023-08-11T07:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T07:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/?p=896"},"modified":"2023-08-11T07:23:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T07:23:03","slug":"baked-ziti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/baked-ziti\/07\/23\/896\/02\/appdev2098\/comfort-dinner-ideas\/comforting\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Ziti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ziti, lots of cheese, and marinara sauce make for the best baked ziti! Make this baked pasta with or without meat, either way it&#8217;s delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1\u00a0pound\u00a0uncooked ziti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a032 ounce jar Marinara sauce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8\u00a0ounces\u00a0cream cheese\u00a01 package softened<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16\u00a0ounces\u00a0shredded mozzarella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd\u00a0cup\u00a0grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc\u00a0cup\u00a0chopped fresh basil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heat oven to 375\u00b0F and spray an 11\u00d79-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a large saucepan, cook the pasta according to package instructions (al dente\/no salt), and drain.1 pound uncooked ziti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the same large saucepan set over medium heat, cook the marinara sauce and cream cheese together until the cheese melts. Stir often.1 32 ounce jar Marinara sauce,8 ounces cream cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the pasta to the marinara\/cheese sauce and mix well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pour half the marinara\/cheese\/ziti sauce in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with half the mozzarella and half the Parmesan cheeses.16 ounces shredded mozzarella,\u00bd cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sprinkle the cheeses with 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil.\u00bc cup chopped fresh basil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Layer the remaining marinara\/cheese\/ziti sauce over the cheese and top with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cover and bake at 375\u00b0 for 30 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove the cover and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until the baked ziti is bubbly and cheese is golden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garnish with the remaining chopped basil and serve with toasted baguette.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ziti, lots of cheese, and marinara sauce make for the best baked ziti! Make this baked pasta with or without meat, either way it&#8217;s delicious. Ingredients Instructions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comforting"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Baked-Ziti.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":898,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions\/898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}