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Baked Ziti Casserole: Fully Loaded Comfort Food

Ingredients :

1 Box of Barilla Ziti Noodles

2 Jars of Classico Spaghetti Sauce

2.25 lbs. Tyson ground beef

1 onion

1 lb. Sargento Mozzarella cheese

1 tbsp. Bertolli olive oil

1 tsp. McCormick black pepper

Instructions :

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Brown ground beef in a large deep skillet.

Add two jars of spaghetti sauce to the beef and stir well.

Simmer on low heat.

Cut onion into thin slices. In a small skillet, saute with olive oil until onions are caramelized.

Pour onions into the beef mixture and stir until mixed.

In a large pot, boil two quarts of water.

Add Ziti noodles and boil for 10-11 minutes, stirring well so the noodles don’t stick together.

Drain.

Add desired amount of Ziti noodles to beef mixture and mix together well.

Scoop mixture into a 13 X 9 baking pan.

Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top until covered.

Sprinkle with pepper for added flavor.

Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until cheese is slightly browned

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