Recipe of Perfect Tony's Baked Ziti

Tony's Baked Ziti.

Hello everybody, it's Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, tony's baked ziti. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tony's Baked Ziti is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Tony's Baked Ziti is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have tony's baked ziti using 24 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tony's Baked Ziti:

1. {Get of Pasta.
2. {Make ready 1 lb of ziti.
3. {Get 1 tbsp of salt.
4. {Take of Red Sauce.
5. {Make ready 1 lb of sausage.
6. {Take 4 cloves of garlic (medium), diced.
7. {Make ready 1 oz of fresh spinach leaves, shredded.
8. {Make ready 2 oz of feta cheese.
9. {Prepare 1 tsp of pepper.
10. {Make ready 1 tsp of salt.
11. {Make ready 1 of and 1/2 tsp dried oregano.
12. {Make ready 1 of and 1/2 tsp dried basil.
13. {Get 1 tsp of dried thyme.
14. {Make ready 2 (28 oz) of cans of San Marzano tomatoes, removed and diced.
15. {Prepare 1/4 cup of fresh basil (chopped).
16. {Take of White Sauce.
17. {Make ready 8 oz of cream cheese spread.
18. {Prepare 15 oz of ricotta.
19. {Take 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
20. {Make ready 1 oz of parmesan cheese.
21. {Get of Topping.
22. {Prepare 1 cup of shredded mozzarella.
23. {Prepare 1 oz of parmesan cheese (shredded).
24. {Prepare 1/4 cup of fresh basil (shredded).

Steps to make Tony's Baked Ziti:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Bring 4 quarts water to roiling boil. Add 1 lb ziti and salt to water and boil for 10 minutes..
2. Reserve 1/3 cup pasta water. Drain pasta and set aside..
3. Brown sausage and diced garlic over medium heat until fully cooked..
4. Reduce heat to medium-low and add spinach until wilted, and toss with feta cheese..
5. Add salt, pepper, oregano, dried basil, thyme, chopped canned tomatoes and pasta water..
6. Cover and simmer for 12 to 14 minutes..
7. While red sauce is simmering, in a large mixing bowl combine ricotta cheese, cream cheese, mozzarella and parmesan until well mixed..
8. When red sauce is finished cooking, add 2 cups of red sauce to white sauce and mix. After mixing, reserve 1 cup of red-white sauce in separate bowl..
9. Add pasta to large mixing bowl and mix..
10. Pour pasta into baking dish. Layer on red-white sauce, red sauce, mozzarella and cheese..
11. Bake for 23 minutes..
12. Broil for 2 minutes on high..
13. Remove from oven and add shredded parmesan cheese. Allow to cool for 5 - 7 minutes and serve..
14. Garnish with fresh basil..

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