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Friday, August 21, 2009

Baked Ziti with Mascarpone


Source: Lauren's Kitchen

I love pasta with cheese. This recipe doesn't fail. Tons of leftovers, so I have plenty of time to enjoy it.

Ingredients
  • 1 lb ziti pasta (used mostaccioli)
  • 1 (26 oz) jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1/2 lb ground beef (used 1 lb.)
  • 1 small onion, diced (used half large onion)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced (used garlic powder since I was out of garlic cloves)
  • 8 oz mascarpone cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1-2 cups Mozzarella cheese (used full 2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (used more, not sure on amount)
Preparation
  • Cook pasta to al dente. Drain & set aside.
  • Meanwhile, brown meat with onion & garlic. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
  • Add marinara sauce to the pan and simmer for about 10 minutes.
  • Thin the sauce just a tad with about 1/8 cup water or chicken stock. (used chicken broth)
  • Season the sauce with garlic & herbs, to taste. (skipped, didn't need anything)
  • In a large bowl, combine mascarpone cheese, sour cream, and cooked pasta.
  • Layer the pasta, sauce and cheese in a large greased casserole dish as follows:
1/2 pasta
1/2 sauce
1/2 cheese
remaining pasta
remaining sauce
remaining cheese
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and top with Parmesan cheese and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Let sit for about 10 minutes before serving.

Next Time- The only thing that comes to mind is adding pepper to the pasta mixture before doing the layers. I tried this first, then ended up adding pepper while eating. It turned out great. I was worried that the mascarpone would make it too sweet, but it didn't. Just made it nice and creamy.

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