BAKED ZITI with MEAT
BAKED ZITI with MEAT
BAKED ZITI with MEAT

Ingredients
  • 1 medium green pepper
  • 1 medium red pepper
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 16oz tomato canned
  • ¼ cup wine table, red
  • 8oz tomato sauce, canned
  • 3 medium onions
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ tablespoon oregano
  • ½ cup ricotta cheese, skim milk
  • ¼ cup parmesan, grated
  • ½ pound spinach, fresh
  • ½ cup frozen corn
  • 8oz ziti
  • ¼ pound mushrooms, fresh
Directions
  • Directions
  • Coarsely chop the onion, red and green peppers. Clean stem and fine chop the spinach, chop mushrooms, cook ziti and drain.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat, sauté peppers about 5 minutes, remove peppers with slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Put in the rest of the oil and sauté onions about 3 minutes. Add the hamburger or sausage and brown stirring to break up the meat.
  • Add garlic and mushrooms and sauté 2 more minutes. Drain the excess fat and grease.
  • Break up the tomatoes with fork and add with the tomato sauce, wine, basil, salt, black pepper and oregano.
  • Bring to boil. Lower heat and cook uncovered about 20 minutes. Add spinach and corn cooking until spinach wilts.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat 2 ½ quart casserole dish with oil spray, combine ziti, tomato mixture, ricotta, and 2/3rds of peppers in large bowl then spoon into casserole dish.
  • Sprinkle evenly with parmesan. Bake 25 minutes and garnish with rest of peppers after removal. Can substitute chopped broccoli for the fresh spinach.