INGREDIENTS:
16 ounces ricotta cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
1 egg
1 box (16 oz. size) ziti pasta
64 ounces spaghetti sauce
1 pound ground beef
1/2 green bell pepper
1/2 large onion
1 small can mushrooms
2 teaspoons sugar
DIRECTIONS:
Brown beef with pepper, onion and mushrooms. Drain and set aside. In large saucepan, cook ziti, in salted water until done. Drain. In Dutch Oven, pour in spaghetti sauce, sugar and browned beef mixture. Simmer for about 20 minutes; at this point, add extra oregano and Italian seasonings (to taste) to sauce. In another bowl mix all cheeses together reserving 1/4 cup parmesan. In a 13 x 9 inch pan, place noodles all at once, and then add most of the cheese, reserving a little bit for the top and about 1/2 the sauce. Blend with spoon until all noodles are covered. Add remaining cheese mixture and rest of parmesan cheese. Bake at 325F for 20 minutes.
When serving add sauce on top as desired along with extra parmesan.
This recipe for Baked Ziti III serves/makes 6.
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