italian

Ziti Bake Cake

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Ingredients:
9″ springform pan
1 lb ziti
spaghetti sauce (see below or use your own)
8oz shredded mozzarella

Sauce Ingredients:
1lb ground beef
2-12oz cans crushed tomatoes
1-6oz can tomato paste
herbs and spices to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

For the sauce, brown the ground beef on medium heat until fully cooked and drain the fat. Try to break the beef into the smallest pieces possible. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, and spices and continue cooking on medium-low heat for about 20 minutes.

Cook the ziti according to package direction. When the ziti is done, stand the noodles in a springform pan that has been coated lightly with cooking spray.

Pour the sauce on top of the ziti, trying to fill the noodles as much as possible.

Next add the cheese to the top of the dish.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Ravioli Lasagna

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Ingredients:
1 can spaghetti sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 lb ground beef
1 package of frozen spinach (wring to remove excess water)
1 large package of frozen cheese ravioli (you’ll need about 48 ravioli)
1 c shredded mozzarella cheese
Italian spices/garlic to taste
9×13 baking dish

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix the spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, garlic, various Italian spices, and about a cup of water in a saucepan on low heat.

Ladle about 1/4 of the sauce onto the bottom of the baking dish.

In a sauté pan brown the ground beef and drain off the fat. Then add the beef to the saucepan.

Next layer the ingredients in the baking dish in the following order:

  • Half of the ravioli
  • Half of the meat sauce
  • Spinach
  • The rest of the ravioli
  • The rest of the sauce
  • Mozzarella cheese

 Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.