Comments on: Classic Baked Ziti

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 06 May 2023 03:25:34 +0000

Loved this recipe I only had half the Italian sausage so I used ground turkey and a little olive oil and threw in some black olives and Bella mushrooms and used diced tomatoes!! It looks and tastes amazing!! Thanks for this recipe!!

By: Faith French

Faith French — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 22:09:02 +0000

absolutely amazing!!!

By: Beth - Budget Bytes

Beth - Budget Bytes — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:08:19 +0000

In reply to Kimberly Volkman. Yes, unfortunately that is the only option. Uncooked ziti will not cook through when you bake the casserole.

By: Kimberly Volkman

Kimberly Volkman — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:44:35 +0000

If I have to refrigerate before I bake it, should I cook the ziti noodles? I don’t want them mushy.

By: Beth - Budget Bytes

Beth - Budget Bytes — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 08:03:50 +0000

In reply to Rachel Mohr-Richards. Yes, you can do that! Just keep in mind that if it's been in the refrigerator then the whole thing will be chilled instead of warm like when you assemble it and bake at the same time, so you may need to bake longer (with the foil) to have it heat all the way through.

By: Rachel Mohr-Richards

Rachel Mohr-Richards — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 03:00:33 +0000

Hi Beth, hoping to make this on a weeknight and I’m pressed for time. Can this be assembled ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator until I’m ready to bake? I love all your recipes, thanks for all you do!

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 23:50:55 +0000

Just made this and it was incredible! I doubled the recipe because I was afraid it wouldn’t make enough. I was wrong and froze the 2nd casserole dish. Only thing I’d do differently next time is maybe half the ricotta/cheese mixture. The flavor of the cheese was great, just a bit too rich for me.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 06:56:03 +0000

Delicious!! We loved it! I thought the sauce was fine . I used 1/2 C chicken broth instead of water .

By: Marion - Budget Bytes

Marion - Budget Bytes — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:01:41 +0000

In reply to COLLEENB.

Hi, Colleen! That’s a great point! While you can buy Italian sausage in casings and just remove them to get to the ground meat, you can also purchase ground Italian sausage (without the casings) in shrink-wrapped packages like ground beef or turkey, in most grocery stores’ meat sections! I would suggest keeping an eye out for that next time you make this recipe — it will make it a lot easier (and way less gross) for you next time! I hope that helps! ~Marion :)

For reference: https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-mild-italian-ground-sausage/0001111097272

By: COLLEENB

COLLEENB — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 01:06:02 +0000

Made this today. We loved it! We were out of crushed tomatoes and I didn’t realize till we started so I just used basic jars of tomato sauce instead of making some. Still a homerun recipe!

Question: I used hot italian sausage links and slice it. The recipe doesn’t specify anywhere if you should use links and cut them out of the casings or smash them to separate or to use ground sausage (it looks kind of ground in the pics). Usually you always specify so I thought you might want to address that. Thanks for the great recipe!