The Cheesiest Baked Ziti | Easy Pasta Recipe

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and provides a similar texture.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork can be less expensive.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while provolone can be more affordable.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Prepare the meat sauce ahead of time and refrigerate it overnight.

In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese, one egg, cottage cheese, and sour cream.

Lightly spray the baking pan with avocado oil.

Layer half of the meat sauce in the pan.

Add half of the ziti pasta on top of the meat sauce.

Layer half of the provolone cheese over the ziti.

Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese on top of the provolone.

Repeat the layers with the remaining ingredients: meat sauce, ziti, provolone, and mozzarella.

Finish with a layer of meat sauce on top.

Cover the assembled ziti and freeze it for later use.

Cooking Techniques

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