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Baked Ziti
A straightforward baked ziti with a savory tomato sauce, creamy ricotta layer, and a browned mozzarella top — assembled in one dish and baked until bubbling.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Servings
- Serves 10
Sunday Supper
Generous, unhurried baked ziti for a weekend table — the kind of meal that fills the house with the smell of simmering sauce.
Sunday supper is less a recipe than a rhythm: a long-baked pan of pasta, plenty of it, meant to be shared and lingered over. These are the comforting, crowd-pleasing bakes to build a relaxed weekend meal around — with sauce made ahead and cheese browned just before everyone sits down.
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Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage
The same reliable baked ziti, upgraded with browned Italian sausage folded into a rich tomato sauce for a hearty, protein-forward casserole.
- Total time
- 80 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Servings
- Serves 10
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Baked Ziti Without Ricotta
A baked ziti for anyone who dislikes ricotta's grainy texture: a silky béchamel and plenty of mozzarella deliver creaminess without it.
- Total time
- 70 min
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Servings
- Serves 10
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Meatball Baked Ziti
Bite-size beef-and-pork meatballs baked into ziti with marinara, ricotta, and mozzarella — a Sunday-supper casserole that eats like meatballs and pasta in one dish.
- Total time
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Servings
- Serves 10