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Baked Ziti
Nb persons: 0
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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Total time: 65 minutes
Source: Southern Living Great Food for Busy Cooks May 2009
| Streamline the prep time by cooking the pasta while sauteing the meat sauce. | |
| 1/2 medium | onion, chopped |
| 1 Tb. | olive oil |
| 2 | garlic cloves, minced |
| 1 lb. | lean ground beef |
| 1 (26 oz.) jar | tomato-and-basil pasta sauce |
| 3/4 tsp. | salt, divided |
| 1 (16 oz.) pkg. | ziti |
| 3 Tb. | butter |
| 3 Tb. | all-purpose flour |
| 3 c. | milk |
| 1 c. | grated Parmesan cheese |
| 1/2 tsp. | pepper |
| 1 (8 oz.) pkg. | shredded mozzarella cheese |
1. Saute chopped onion in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic, and saute 1 minute. Add beef, and cook, stirring often, 8-10 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain beef mixture, and return to pan. Stir in pasta sauce and 1/2 tsp. salt.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta in a large Dutch oven according to package directions. Drain and return to Dtuch oven.
3. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Increase heat to medium, and cook, whisking constantly, 10 minutes or until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in Parmesan cheese, pepper, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt. Pour sauce over pasta in Dutch oven; stir until pasta is coated.
4. Transfer pasta mixture to a lightly greased 13x9" baking dish. Top with beef mixture; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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