🍝 Skillet Baked Ziti

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Short pasta in tomato sauce with ricotta and melted mozzarella, baked in the same skillet. Classic baked ziti without a separate baking dish.

⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 660 calories per serving💪 31 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 5.5 oz (160 g) ziti or penne pasta
  • 1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup (4.5 oz) ricotta cheese
  • 3/4 cup (3 oz) shredded mozzarella
  • 1/4 cup (0.7 oz) grated Parmesan
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • to taste salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 °F. Cook the pasta in salted water 2 minutes less than the package says and drain.
  2. In an oven-safe skillet heat the oil and cook the minced garlic for 30 seconds. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil and salt and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Stir the pasta into the sauce in the skillet and dollop spoonfuls of ricotta on top.
  4. Cover with the mozzarella and Parmesan and bake for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and golden. Serve.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

660
calories
31 g
protein
71 g
carbs
28 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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