Ziti pasta bakes with layers of creamy tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese in an easy and comforting dish that's ready in less than an hour.
Nutritional info per serving: Calories 430 Total fat 21 g Saturated fat 12 g Cholesterol 70 mg Sodium 790 mg Carbohydrate 42 g Dietary fiber 4 g Sugars 9 g Protein 17 g Vitamin A 25 %DV Vitamin C 25 %DV Calcium 35 %DV Iron 15 %DV
My whole family loved this, even my three picky kids! My husband said it tasted like a restaurant quality meal. The only thing I did differently was mixed the sour cream in with all the other ingredients rather than layer it. I also added about a dozen quartered meatballs. This is definitely a keeper!
Read MoreMy whole family loved this, even my three picky kids! My husband said it tasted like a restaurant quality meal. The only thing I did differently was mixed the sour cream in with all the other ingredients rather than layer it. I also added about a dozen quartered meatballs. This is definitely a keeper!
I used only a 46 oz jar of Prego mushroom spaghetti sauce and an entire block of cream cheese. This was easy, creamy, saucy, and delicious. I also made meat balls to go with it. I will add this to my regular recipe list, but will probably try fat free cream cheese and sour cream next time since it's so high in fat.
Quick and very simple recipe for a night when you are short of time. I followed the recipe exactly other than also adding a little pepperjack cheese.
I added Italian sausage to mine and I think it made a world of difference. I also just mixed all of the ingredients together instead of layering and it worked just fine. My guests and family couldn't get enough! Creamy and delicious.
My husband & i like to try new things, instead of eating the same thing week after week. I added some garlic roasted tomatoes, that really enhanced the flavor as well as aroma.LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!
This was delicious! Like another poster, I added the sour cream right into the sauce instead of layering it. I also added cooked Morning Star Veggie Crumbles to the sauce for some texture and "meat." It was a hit!
I have made this many times and a few variations of this. It is a very forgiving recipe if you mix it up a bit. I used yogurt instead of sour cream one time and it worked well. Same with using tomato sauce instead of diced tomatoes. It all works well.
Loved it! Followed the directions, only difference was that I chopped my own tomatoes. Definitely making again.
I doubled the recipe w/ my fingers crossed, so that we'd have leftovers. We weren't disappointed!! Super recipe, albeit not exactly super low fat, but awesome for meatless Mondays as well!! We're not big mushroom fans, so I halved the amount & sauteed them first (dry saute) to eliminate the mushiness. However, they add just the right amount of flavor to this recipe. I also added a large onion, finely chopped into saute mixture with garlic and used 2 c. of boullion (used cubes) rather than broth. Yum!
I made the recipe as per instructions. However, I followed other reviewers suggestions and simply put the whole dish together instead of layering it. I was really tasty and it came out well. The only change I am going to make next time is that I am going to double the sauce and make it in a larger pan. There just wasn't enough sauce for all of the ziti. Otherwise, it was fantastic!
This recipe was great! All five in my family ate it happily, which doesn't happen real often around here. The cream cheese and sour cream gave the sauce a smooth texture that tasted wonderful. I did add some Italian sausage just because my boys aren't big on vegetarian meals, but otherwise followed the recipe as is. The prep is nice because it was easy and quick, so this works well for a weeknight meal too.
Just used 2 can of Hunts traditional sauce and boiled ziti with basil and fresh garlic. It was a hit
Everyone in the house loved it. I've made it with sausage and without meat. Both turned out great. I will make this recipe for large group of people too!
I loved this. Really good. Almost better than my traditional baked ziti recipe. I do use a full 8 oz cream cheese and a bit less sour cream than called for. I've done this both with and without the tomatoes and I think I prefer without. Great recipe though.
This was by far the best, creamiest, and cheesiest baked ziti recipe i have ever made! I absolutely LOVED it and it was so simple. I did not use as much sour cream in the middle layer, though. I did, however, use the entire 8 oz. package of cream cheese and added a bit of water to the sauce to clean it out. To also added small cut up pieces of soppresata to it. Might add ground beef or sausage next time. AWESOME!
Made it for dinner party of six. Well received. I added 12 oz sausage for a meaty sauce. Served it with a side dish of asparagus, Caesar salad and garlic toast. Nice and easy. Loved the creamy texture.
Freaking awesome! I added Sweet Italian sausage and lots of cheese! It was a hit.
Delicious!!! My husband loved it. I did however add the sour cream with the other ingredients and put a lot of mozzarella cheese, because we love it cheesy!! Other than that it was great :))
I made it just like the recipe except I took advice from some of the reviews and just added the sour cream to the mix instead of layering it. I think next time I will either add sausage or ground beef to it. Was very good tho.
Pretty good recipe. Very cheesy though. If you're a cheese lover, this recipe is for you.
Amazing!!!! I didn't layer either and added a few spices of my own. Even the 5 year old Loved it!!!
My daughter said it was ok, but was much better with pepperonis thrown in. Also, we are folks who don't like bland and a couple of reviews had mentioned it was bland. So I added about a tsp of dried minced onion and about a tsp of garlic powder to the sauce. Also mixed the sour cream into the sauce. Will make again with pepperoni chunks incorporated.
Added ground meat and onions, otherwise followed ingredients/instructions exactly, turned out very good. Will make again.
Omg I just made this. Very good!!! Like some of the others I added sour cream to the sauce mixture. Definitely making this again and throwing out my other recipe !!!
Very easy and very good. The only changes I made was to add a pound of mild Italian sausage that I browned, drained and that is the pot I used to make the sauce in. I did not layer the dish but just added the grated cheese here and there as I spooned it into the dish reserving 1/3 of it for the top. Gently tomato flavor which did not upset my GERD. I can have my Italian and sleep at night too!
I have made this recipe twice. First time I made it exactly as the recipe stated and it was wonderful. Second time I added the sour cream directly to the sauce instead of layering it, used 12 oz of shredded mozzarella and also added 1.5 lbs of cooked chorizo, my family went crazy over it!! Will definitely put this recipe in our dinner rotation from now on. Thank you!
I made this exactly as written. It was tasty but not enough sauce for the amount of pasta. I wonder if it should be 4 cups COOKED pasta instead of uncooked.
This is the best Baked Ziti that I’ve ever had! Since it was for a Large Family Dinner I kind of added my spin by browning ground beef and mild Italian Sausage drained and added to sauce mixture. OMG GOOD!!
It was very good out of the over. At the reheating phase, I added red sauce "excellent" to my serving. While making I added some of my meatballs chopped. Thumbs up.
I added shredded chicken to it for a hit of protein. I needed to add more chicken as this makes a lot for a 3 person family. One batch is enough for at least 3 meals for my family. Good to make and freeze.
This is one of our favorite dishes. It freezes well so I make an extra one to freeze for a last minute meal. We don't make any changes to the recipe.
I have tried over and over to make baked ziti. I couldn't get it right...no matter what I did it didn't taste right to me. I was reluctant to try this but boy am I glad I did! I LOVED IT!! I made it exactly as described and it tasted fantastic! THANK YOU!!
I make this all the time. I've used ziti pasta, shells, whatever I have on hand. I just add cream cheese to my spaghetti sauce and follow the rest of the directions. We love it!
My family loved it, I did exactly what everyone said to do plus added the Italian sausage.
I think this is a fantastic, super easy recipe to make even when you had a long busy day. It's delicious and all my kids loved it!
This was yummy and super easy. I used spaghetti sauce since I don't like chunky sauce. With that being said, I didn't change anything else. The cream cheese and sour cream added so much flavor. It came out creamy and delicious.
I've made this quite a few times and the basic recipe is delicious. We like things a little fancier in our house, so I added a pound of Italian sausage, a diced onion, and 8 ounces of baby bella mushrooms. I also mix everything together and then top it with a bit more mozzarella instead of layering it. This recipe is pretty much foolproof.
It was delicious. I browned up some hamburger and added the cheese and sauces to this with some of the cheese. I missed it all together with the cooked noodles and then added cheese on top and baked it.
I love this recipe and so has everyone that I've fed it to! I have made it quite a few times now and have altered it slightly. I add a pound of cooked ground beef to the sauce, diced tomatoes, and cream cheese mixture. I season the beef with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Additionally by request of my boyfriend, I add a can (or whats left after eating a few) of sliced olives to the sauce. I enjoy it with and without olives, but either way it tastes delicious!! Very creamy and hearty. Very easy and delicious.
I’ve been making this for a few years exactly as written except I do add 1lb. of cooked Italian sausage and mix in the sour cream with the sauce. I layer in the mozzarella and sprinkle Parmesan on top. This is one of our favorite family meals.
Made this and liked it. Would use less cream cheese next time and I added ground beef!
This was easy and delicious! I added meat only because my husband and son HAVE TO HAVE MEAT. Lol
We love Baked Zita! The cream cheese makes it super good & creamy. This has my husband coming back for seconds. I made the dish just as directed and its always perfect.
I used the whole brick of cream cheese. That made the sauce too think. It was still really good though. I will make it again but I will follow the recipe next time with one exception. I added about 2 cups of spinach to it. I will do that again.
Giving 4 stars because I tweaked it to make it closer to a recipe that I grew up on. Instead of marinara I used 26-30oz of tomato sauce/puree and I used 3 cups of shredded extra* sharp cheddar in place of the mozzarella and left out the parmesan along with the sour cream entirely. Dinner was a success
My family enjoyed it. I made some changes. I didn't use canned tomatoes since I didn't have any on hand. I put in about 1/2 cup sour cream instead of 3/4 c
This recipe was a huge hit with my family. My husband liked it so well he ate seconds. I think he was very surprised by the creaminess. This will become a new regular in our family meals. The best part is that the recipe utilizes ingredients I normally have on hand.
So i made several changes.I used some mild Italian sausage and cooked it with some onions and garlic and stuck that in with the sauce,i also added black olives salt and white and black pepper.like other users I put the sour cream in with everything else,YUM
We loved this! I had some leftover pasta sauce from a previous dish that had a little beef meat in it, so I used that. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly besides that I mixed the sour cream into the sauce to make it easier. Will definitely make again!
This is so easy & good! I substituted ricotta for sour cream because it's what I had on hand. I also added some precooked sausage when I returned pasta to mix with the sauce. The family loved it!
Actually my daughter made it. She added more cheese, ground turkey and sauce. Afterwards we decided it could have used even more sauce and Tabasco sauce
Amazing!!! I only leave a review for recipes that are simply mouth watering. You will not be disappointed with this one. Everyone ate seconds and loved this dish. I read the reviews prior to making so like most, I added the sour cream in the sauce mixture. I used fresh Roma tomatoes because I had them on hand. I added some extra garlic to the sauce because I love it and can't get enough garlic in my life. Who can? It is almost 3am and I'm up with our baby. All I can think about is this dish calling my name from the fridge!
Added sautéed onions, red peppers, garlic, kielbasa sausage, and bacon.
It turned out really good. I only made 2 changes I mixed the sour cream in and I added ground Italian sausage.
Everyone loved it I added sliced provolone Italian seasoned ground turkey and mushrooms but it was very good!
This is an excellent recipe; Don't skip adding the can of diced tomatoes (I used fire roasted) like I almost did. Really lended a lot to this dish. One change for our family - I substituted the same amount of ricotta cheese for the cream cheese. More authentic! We really loved this dish and will make again. Thanks!
Awesome recipe! Especially if you add ground Italian sausage and a splash of red wine!
Great recipe. I used half the cream cheese and sour cream and NO tomatoes (forgot). I too mixed all the ingredients before baking and added a pinch of salt and pepper. Family loved it!!!
This recipe is delicious!!! Definitely going to try it again! It was missing salt and pepper, but once I added that, it was delicious. Better than any baked ziti I’ve had even Better than Sbarro
I liked the idea of making the sauce creamy so tried this. Followed another reviewer's advice and just added the sour cream right into the sauce instead of layering. Cooked my pasta not quite al dente so they would finish up in the oven and hold their shape. Used my own pasta sauce and added a little browned, crumbled Italian sausage. Next time I would used more grated cheese, especially on top. Overall a good and easy baked pasta dish.
my family loved this recipe! I did combine all the ingredients into the sauce and added meatballs. I layered cheese into the pasta and then baked. fantastic
Awesome! I added 1 lb of mild Italian sausage, 1 teaspoon each of dried basil, oregano, fennel seed, and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder plus a few dashes of dried red pepper flakes to sauce before simmering. Turned out great. Everyone loved it
As-is, this is a 4-star but with some tweaks it could easily be 5. I didn't find this to be bland at all. I think it has to do with the sauce. I used a tomato, onion, & garlic chunky pasta sauce, so I think that added flavor. I do feel like it was too much cream cheese though. Mainly I would lower the cream cheese by 1-2 oz (for full recipe). I'd also add in some more veggies, like diced bell pepper. We liked this enough to make it again with tweaks.
My family loves it. I add some cheddar cheese as well and I put in chicken to add some protein. Husband loves loves loves it.
Delicious! Not long to make i made some edits. I added ground beef and mixed the sour cream with the sauce and layered. This 8s a good recipe l. Definitely will be saved as a favorite.
This was so good that my family ate almost the whole pan in one meal. I added spicy sausage and it was a good addition.
I made this for the grand Opening for my Business and it was a hit, my guests even took some home.
I made this as written, adding 1 lb. spicy italian sausage w/garlic. Mixed sour cream in with cream cheese mixture and then layered with cheese. Delicious!
No I did not make any changes, and yes I would definitely make it again.
First time I made this I forgot to add the sour cream and accidentally used a 28 ounce can of diced tomatoes vs 14! It tasted okay but was under seasoned. Next time I skipped the sour cream, kept the 28 ounce canned tomatoes, added a package of dry Italian dressing mix and sauteed onion and garlic. It was fabulous---as good as a much more complicated recipe. We have this every week.
I made two- a veggie version with spinach and mushrooms and a meat version with Italian sausage. I didn’t layer just mixed everything together. Five stars!
