Baked Ziti with Meat

Title:
Baked Ziti with Meat

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Italian,
Meat,
Pasta,
Meal




Ingredients:





     1 lb Ground hamburger


          Or


     1 lb Italian sausage


     2 tb Extra Virgin olive oil


     1 md Pepper green


     1 md Pepper red


     1 tb Garlic clove minced


    16 oz Tomato canned


   1/4 c  Wine table, red


     8 oz Tomato Sauce, canned


     3 md Onions


     1 ts Basil


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Pepper


   1/4 tb Oregano


   1/2 c  Ricotta Chs skim milk


   1/4 c  Parmesan grated


   1/2 lb Spinach fresh


   1/2 c  Frozen corn


     8 oz Ziti


   1/4 lb Mushrooms fresh






 Coarsely chop the onion, red and green peppers. Clean stem and fine chop


 the spinach. Chop mushrooms. Cook ziti and drain. Heat 1 tbs of oil over


 medium heat saute the peppers about 5 minutes remove peppers with slotted


 spoon and set aside. Put in the rest of the oil and saute onions about 3


 minutes. Add the hamburger or suasage and brown stirring to break up the


 meat.  Add garlic and mushrooms and saute 2 more minutes. Drain the excess


 fat and grease.  Break up the tomatoes with fork and add with the tomato


 sauce, wine, basil, salt, black pepper, and oregano. Bring to boil. Lower


 heat and cook uncovered about 20 minutes. Add spinach and corn cooking


 until spinach wilts. Preheat oven 375 degrees. Coat 2 1/2 quart casserole


 dish with oil spray. Combine ziti, tomato mixture, ricotta, and 2/3rds of


 peppers in large bowl then spoon into casserole dish. Sprinkle evenly with


 parmesan. Bake 25 minutes and garnish with rest of peppers after removal.


 Can substitute chopped brocolli for the fresh spinach, we like it better.


 (use a 10 oz frozen package to make faster)


 


 Source: The Vegetarian Times Magazine with meat added for flavor


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V5 #019 by Hank & Anne Reintges


 
on Jan 19, 1998