Baked Ziti
Pasta with a rich tomato meat sauce, sour cream and loads of cheese... Delicious comfort food!
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ lbs ziti or penne (600 g)
- 1 lb ground beef (450 g)
- 1 lb canned chopped tomatoes (450 g)
- 3 large garlic cloves peeled
- 1 large onion chopped finely
- 1 glass red wine
- 5,5 oz sour cream (155 g)
- 7 oz grated cheese (155 g)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- pepper
- salt
Instructions
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Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick pan over medium. Add the chopped onion.
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Stir fry the onion for 2 minutes. Add the ground beef. Season with pepper and salt.
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Cook the beef for 5 minutes until it starts to brown. Break up any large lumps. Pour in the red wine. Cook for another 3 minutes. Then transfer 5 tablespoons of the cooked beef mince to a clean plate and put it aside for later. Add the canned chopped tomatoes to the remaining mince in the hot pan. Season with pepper and salt.
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Stir well and cook the tomato sauce for 10 minutes. In the meantime bring a large pan of salted water to a boil and then add the ziti.
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Cook the ziti until almost al dente and drain. Add the sour cream and a handful of grated cheese to a large mixing bowl. Season with pepper and salt.
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Stir into a creamy mixture and then add the cooked pasta.
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Stir well again. Sprinkle a large ceramic baking dish with a little olive oil, pepper and add half of the creamy pasta.
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Then top with half of the tomato sauce and half of the grated cheese. Season with pepper and salt. Add the rest of the pasta and cover again with the remaining tomato sauce. Sprinkle with the cooked mince you kept aside. Finish with a generous layer of grated cheese and a last sprinkle of pepper.
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Bake the ziti in a preheated oven at 392°F (200°C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Cut the ziti up and serve hot.