Kid-Friendly Ziti Bake recipe
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Ingredients
- 14 ½ ounces ziti pasta 1 medium onion, chopped 1 pound ground beef 2 (19 ounce) cans tomato-basil soup (such as Progresso®) 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste ½ cup diced fresh mushrooms ½ cup small curd cottage cheese, pureed 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Nutrition Info
- 303.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 29.5 gcholesterol: 41.6 mgfat: 13.6 gfiber: 2.1 gprotein: 15.8 gsaturatedFat: 6.3 gservingSize: -sodium: 576.1 mgsugar: 6.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Kid-Friendly Ziti Bake
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
While the pasta is cooking, cook onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to soften, about 3 minutes. Add ground beef and stir until beef is browned and onion is soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease and return skillet to medium-high heat.
Add tomato-basil soup, tomato paste, diced mushrooms, pureed cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese to the skillet, stir until well mixed. Reduce heat to medium and cook until cheese is melted and mixture is heated through, about 5 minutes.
Drain pasta and return to the pot. Add the skillet mixture to the pasta, stir until well mixed. Transfer to a 11x13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and Cheddar cheese. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven until all cheese is melted on the top, about 20 minutes.