Baked Ziti with Ground Beef - In The Kitchen With Jonny Episode 175

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Provolone is often less expensive while maintaining a similar flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option, while pecorino is often less expensive.

Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat.

Add ground beef and break it up with a spoon; cook for 5 minutes and drain if necessary.

Add chopped onions, minced garlic, salt, and black pepper; cook until veggies are soft, about 3 minutes.

Add marinara sauce and mix; cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes until thickened.

In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, freshly grated parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, salt, black pepper, and chopped parsley; mix well and set aside.

Cook ziti pasta according to package instructions until al dente; mix with meat sauce.

In a 9x13 inch pan, layer half of the pasta mixture, then half of the cheese mixture, spreading it around.

Add the remaining meat and pasta mixture on top and spread it out.

Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and slices of provolone cheese; bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.

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