Viral Baked Pasta Recipe, Italian Pasta Dish | Carita Fambro | Seasoned to Taste

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: canned lentils

Ground turkey is leaner, while lentils are a budget-friendly protein.

Salt the pasta water heavily and cook ziti pasta until al dente.

Brown Italian sausage in a skillet with chopped onion, green pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper.

Remove excess liquid from the sausage mixture to avoid a saucy consistency.

Use kitchen shears to break down canned organic peeled tomatoes and add to the sausage mixture.

Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and fresh basil, allowing it to simmer on low heat.

In a separate pot, combine 4 ounces of mascarpone cheese, 1 cup each of Asiago and mozzarella cheese with reserved pasta water and whisk until smooth.

Add the cooked pasta to the cheese mixture and stir to combine.

Transfer the pasta and cheese mixture to an oven-safe baking dish.

Top with the meat marinara sauce and sprinkle additional mozzarella cheese on top.

Bake until gooey and bubbly.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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