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Hamburger - Meatball Ziti Bake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
8 oz uncooked whole wheat ziti or penne
½ cp Italian bread crumbs
¼ cp parmesan cheese
2 Tbls garlic, minced – divided
½ tsp salt – divided
¼ tsp pepper
1 lb hamburger
1 egg
2 Tbls olive oil
2 tsp basil – divided
1 tsp oregano – divided
½ tsp marjoram
¼ tsp thyme
½ tsp red pepper flakes
1 14 oz can tomato sauce
1 14 oz can Italian style diced tomatoes
1 14 oz can Italian style diced tomatoes
1 6 oz can tomato paste
½ cp mozzarella cheese, shredded
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350*. Start water boiling for the pasta, add the pasta when it’s ready and cook about 10 min

Combine the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, 1 Tbls garlic, 1 tsp basil, ½ tsp oregano, ½ tsp marjoram ¼ tsp salt, pepper, hamburger and egg in a bowl till well combined. Shape into 1” meatballs. Heat a large skillet over med-high heat. Add oil and brown the meatballs on all sides – about 5 min. Remove from the pan.

Add remaining 1 Tbls of garlic to the pan, cook 30 seconds and stir in the canned tomatoes, remaining 1 tsp basil, ½ tsp oregano, ¼ tsp thyme, red pepper flakes. Add the meatballs to the sauce, reduce heat to med, cover and simmer 20 min.

Stir the pasta into the skillet, sprinkle cheese over the top and heat in the oven just long enough to melt the cheese, 5-8 min.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Other Baked Ziti's that I've had were very dry. Like pasta tossed with just enough to sauce to make it a little red. I prefer things to be a lot more saucy so when I found this I decided to give it a try. It was really good!

 

 

 

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