Best Baked Ziti Casserole

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 2 cups uncooked ziti pasta (6 oz)
  • 1 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
  • 1 can Progresso™ (18.5 oz) heart healthy tomato soup with Parmesan
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
  • Chopped fresh basil leaves, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F.
  • 2
    Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Add soup, pepper and cooked pasta; stir well.
  • 3
    In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg.
  • 4
    Spoon pasta mixture into ungreased 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish. Spoon ricotta cheese mixture on top; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.
  • 5
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes, removing foil last 10 minutes of bake time, until cheese melts and mixture is hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with basil.

  • Italian pork sausage lends a ton of flavor to this dish, without needing a lot of additional ingredients. If you use plain pork or turkey sausage, the sauce will be much blander in flavor. For even more flavor, use hot Italian pork sausage.
  • Ricotta is a soft, mild, and slightly sweet cheese. It’s often used in Italian dishes, fillings, stuffings, spreads and cheesecakes (and makes an incredible topping for this baked casserole).
  • There’s no need to rinse the pasta for this recipe. Rinsing pasta is usually only done for cold pasta salads, to cool the pasta before adding other ingredients.
  • If you don’t have tomato soup with Parmesan, you can substitute 2 cups of Muir Glen™ pasta sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
410
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
31%
Saturated Fat
9g
43%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
85mg
29%
Sodium
850mg
35%
Potassium
220mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
33g
11%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
4g
Protein
24g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
35%
35%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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