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Beefy Red Pepper Baked Ziti with Ragú®

Name: Beefy Red Pepper Baked Ziti with Ragú®
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef; 1 (24 oz.) jar Sauteed Onion & Beef Ragú® Sauce; 2 cups water; 1 (12 oz.) jar roasted red peppers, diced; 1 cup (or 8 0z.) part-skim ricotta cheese; 2 Tablespoons reduced fat Parmesan cheese (, grated); 12 ounces uncooked ziti pasta; 1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese (, shredded)

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Beefy Red Pepper Baked Ziti with Ragú® Sauce

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Thanksgiving is all about tradition. Getting together with family for a big feast is something we all look forward to in November. I cannot think of anything else I’d rather be doing than sharing a hot meal with loved ones . There is something special about the holidays. I remember when I was young helping mom in the kitchen prepping for holiday meals. Sometimes, baking would start the night before and mom always included me in the fun. I’d grown to watch her use my grandmas recipes and now I’m using them. For years, I had been a vegetarian and on Thanksgiving my mom always make something special for me, although everyone else seemed to eat is as well! Comforting pasta dishes with plenty of delicious flavors are part of our tradition and I can’t think of a better time to share it. This massive dish of baked pasta can be served along with the turkey and all Thanksgiving side dishes.

Our favorite recipes have become traditions over the years. Recipes that we make over and over again for our family because they love them. They are the first recipes that we use each time the holidays come around. They are the recipes we bake for our family frequently. They are tried and true recipes that our family wants more of. Over time, we adapt recipes and those dishes become a New Tra-Dish.

Pasta is a timeless classic that everyone loves. This year I wanted to add some extra flavor to the traditional Beefy Baked Ziti recipe from Ragú®. For this recipe, I adapted the No Boiling Beefy Baked Ziti recipe by adding additional flavor with roasted red peppers and created one delicious Ragú® New Tra-Dish! Now, this dish will be a timeless classic at our holiday feasts.

The holidays are all about getting to spend time with family and this dish couldn’t be any easier to make. The ingredients are simple and can be found in any grocery store. Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make this recipe; picture below.

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To get started, simply start by browning the ground beef over the stove top. Meanwhile, on a cutting board, dice the red peppers and set aside.

Combine the Sauteed Onion & Beef Ragú® Sauce with water in a large bowl and give it a good stir. Next, add the ground beef, red peppers, ricotta cheese and Parmesan cheese. Mix it all together and then add the uncooked ziti pasta to the bowl. Now, mix it all together again and pour it into a 9 x 13 baking dish. Place the dish in the oven to bake. The aroma from the dish baking smells fantastic! This dish will come out looking and smelling delicious with the noodles fully cooked.

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The Recipe

Beefy Red Pepper Baked Ziti with Ragú®

Beefy oven Baked ziti with a delicious variety of cheeses and flavored with red peppers makes this one of my favorite comforting pasta dishes of all times. It's simple to make and no boiling the noodles needed.

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Course: Pasta

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings:

Author: Jessica (swankyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 (24 oz.) jar Sauteed Onion & Beef Ragú® Sauce
2 cups water
1 (12 oz.) jar roasted red peppers, diced
1 cup (or 8 0z.) part-skim ricotta cheese
2 Tablespoons reduced fat Parmesan cheese (, grated)
12 ounces uncooked ziti pasta
1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese (, shredded)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Brown meat over stove top on medium-high heat and drain when done. Dice red peppers and set aside. In a large bowl, combine water and Ragú® Sauce and stir. Add ground beef, diced red peppers, ricotta and Parmesan cheese and stir to combine, breaking up any ricotta chunks. Add uncooked ziti pasta to the bowl and stir. Pour mixture into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 55 minutes. Remove foil top and sprinkle the top with grated mozzarella cheese then bake for 5 minutes. Allow to cool before serving. To garnish dish, top with fresh basil leaves and more mozzarella cheese, if desired.

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10 Comments

Joely Smith

11/15/2014 at 9:10 pm

Wow okay first, AMAZING photos! Seriously mouth watering and inviting! I have pinned these for future reference as I am going to be making this SOON!
Thank you for sharing such lovely photos and a great recipe!