sans ricotta cheese baked ziti. The family enjoyed the meal I made for them one night using what I had on hand.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package dry ziti pasta
- 1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage
- 1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 (16 ounce) jar Alfredo sauce
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Italian cheese blend
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in the ziti, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is still slightly firm, about 12 minutes. Drain well.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the sausage. Cook and stir until the sausage is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in the pasta, spaghetti sauce, and Alfredo sauce. Transfer the mixture into a large baking dish, and top with the Italian cheese blend.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 644 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 55 g |
| Cholesterol | 75 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 1372 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 36 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Making this as directed for the 4th time tonight – the entire family goes back for seconds so I double the recipe so we can enjoy left overs for lunch too. I use the Publix brand hot Italian sausage, prego Italian sausage and garlic meat sauce and Bertolli 4 cheese alfredo sauce. I top with sargentos 6 cheese Italian blend. I also used Rigatoni noodles the first time we made it because I couldn’t find ziti so we have stuck with rigatoni noodles. It’s so tasty and creamy most importantly EASY! We have it with garlic butter topped yeast rolls and a Caesar salad kit! Thank you for this recipe – it is in my permanent rotation twice a month!
I made according to recipe. Awfully bland. No flavor at all. It is not something I will be making again.
my grandkids wont eat anything with ricotta cheese or cottage cheese….my daughter made this, & it was great! (thats a big compliment from an old italian woman!)
Very good recipe! I subbed sweet Italian sausage. The day I made it was 90* and I didn’t want to warm up the house, so I finished on grill uncovered for 25 minutes at 350*. I used extra cheese and a pellet grill so that’s why it took longer than recipe. Very good subtle smoky flavor! Probably will make it the same way again.
We didn’t have the correct cheese but added chunks of mozzarella through the dish and topped with a little more and grated cheese. Also used ground beef as didn’t have the sausage. It was delicious and we will make again. I did use ziti pasta and made another with brown rice pasta elbows and it was also good.
it was great I left my alfredo out
This was as easy as 1-2-3. It was a hit with my family! And, the taste was absolutely delicious. I will be making it again.
I loved it! I was skeptical at first with combining Alfredo and marinara sauce together, but it turned out great. I did add pepper, garlic and onion powder, basil, oregano, fennel and onions. I only had Italian and sage sausage. I also had only Parmesan, mozzarella, and pepper jack cheese. Used all 3. This meal was easy to prepare, filling, and delicious. Thanks!
Nasty….
This was good! I think my sauce overwhelmed my pasta, but I like a saucy pasta so I’m happy with it.
Big hit with both adults and kids served with garlic bread sticks and salad. We added some leftover meatballs to make it even better.
I added breakfast sausage and layered the dish as I would lasagna. It was great!
I make this a lot! Always tasty, quick and cheep. My family loves this pasta dish.
So good. I make it even easier by not boiling the ziti. I just stir in the dry noodles and 1 cup of water.
I made this with 96% ground beef and added a green pepper for some veggies. We loved it and saved on lots of those calories with the ground beef. Thanks for the great recipe!
So good, SO easy! It kind of made me mad at how long water takes to boil though, since that’s like half of the prep time!
Used ground venison instead of sausage and still great. I’ve made this a couple times using ragu alfredo and pasta sauce and it’s turned out well each time, also super easy to make. I’ll definitely make it again
Made dish minus the sausage and it was amazing. The sauce did it for us..the Alfredo mixed with red pizza sauce was great!
I made this for my euchre club and everyone loved it. I didn’t change the recipe for lack of time. Made it exactly as listed since it was so easy…and it was both easy and delicious.
yes,yes yes! immediately got put on dinner rotation after the first bite. 5 stars around the table!,
Made exactly as written. So good! From kitchen to table in 30 minutes. I boiled noodles and cooked sausage at the same time. Even threw in a few garlic toasts in the oven at the same time.