Vegetable soup that is thick and creamy and tastes well with warm French bread.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package ziti pasta
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (28 ounce) jar vodka marinara sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
- 2 ½ cups milk
- 6 large eggs
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 9 to 11 minutes.
- While the ziti is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onion to the hot skillet and cook until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, oregano, and garlic powder; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Drain and discard grease. Stir in marinara sauce.
- Drain ziti and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese over top, then layer with cottage cheese, meat sauce, and remaining mozzarella. Beat milk, eggs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl, and pour over top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set and bubbly, about 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 781 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 65 g |
| Cholesterol | 242 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 50 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 1038 mg |
| Sugars | 15 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Super easy to make. I halved the recipe and probably had 6 servings instead of 4. I find recipes made with ricotta to be creamier than what this ziti was with the cottage cheese. Next time, I would salt the ground beef as it cooks. Putting the milk and eggs on top was new to me, and I wasn’t sure how that would turn out. I did poke holes in the ziti with a spatula so that it would absorb the milk mixture. Overall, a pretty decent dinner with a spinach salad on the side.