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Oven-Baked Ziti Casserole

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Italian 🇮🇹American Comfort-Food

Oven-Baked Ziti Casserole features tender pasta folded into a creamy tomato-gravy sauce with browned beef, Parmesan, and herbs, then blanketed in melted mozzarella. It’s rich, comforting, and layered with garlicky, savory notes that make each bite satisfying. Serve it for a cozy family dinner or a casual gathering when you want a hearty, crowd-pleasing bake.

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook55 min
  • Serves8
  • DifficultyEasy
Oven-Baked Ziti Casserole
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. 2

    Set a large frying pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot pan until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomato sauce, gravy, half-and-half, Parmesan cheese, garlic, oregano, and basil. Let simmer for 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring it to a rolling boil. Stir in ziti, return to a boil, and cook the pasta over medium heat until tender yet firm to the bite, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain.

  4. 4

    Stir the ziti into the meat sauce, then spread the mixture in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes.

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