BAKED ZITI WITH BEEF RECIPES

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat
• Add the sausage, breaking it up into chunks, then add the beef and cook, breaking up both meats into crumbles as they brown
• Add the garlic, onion, marjoram and red pepper flakes (if using) and season with salt and black pepper
• Cook to soften the onions, 8-10 minutes
• Add the stock and passata
• Hand-crush the canned tomatoes as you add them to the pan, then add the juices from the cans
• Bring to a bubble, reduce the heat to a low simmer
• Add the basil and simmer for 30 minutes
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta
• Salt the water and cook the pasta about 3 minutes shy of al dente
• Before draining, ladle out about 1/2 cup of the starchy pasta cooking water before draining the pasta
• Preheat the oven to 375°F
• In a large bowl, combine the ricotta and 1/2 cup of the Parm
• Stir in the egg, the reserved starchy water, the drained pasta and half the sauce
• Transfer the pasta to a large baking dish (at least 9x13 inches) and top with the remaining sauce
• Cover the pasta and sauce evenly with the grated mozzarella and the remaining 1/2 cup Parm
• Top with the parsley and bake until browned and bubbling on top and hot through, about 30 minutes

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350°. Drain; place in a large bowl. In a small skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and cut into 1/2-in. slices., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Pour over pasta; toss to coat., In a small bowl, combine the egg, cottage cheese, parsley, and remaining Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Spoon half of the pasta mixture into a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with cottage cheese mixture. Add sausage to the remaining pasta mixture; spoon over the top. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and paprika. , Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 160°, 30-35 minutes.