Copycat Sbarro Baked Ziti

Submitted by Iron Woman

"I love baked ziti. Pasta, tomato sauce, melted cheese, what's not to love?!?"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 lbs ziti pasta (uncooked)
• 2 lbs ricotta cheese
• 3 ounces grated romano cheese
• 3 cups hunts roasted garlic and onion spaghetti sauce (any brand will do)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1⁄2 lbs shredded mozzarella cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cook Ziti according to package directions - 12 to 14 minutes until al dente stirring often. After cooking, drain ziti well, but.
3. DO NOT RINSE OFF UNDER WATER!
4. Combine ricotta, romano, tomato sauce (reserve 1/4 cup) and pepper in large mixing bowl.
5. Gently combine cooked ziti with cheese/sauce mixture.
6. In a 13"x9"x2" pan, spread the 1/4 cup reserved sauce.
7. Add ziti and top with mozzarella cheese.
8. Cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake until mozzarella is thoroughly melted.
9. (about 12-15 minutes).
10. Serve with garlic bread and additional.
11. sauce if desired.

Reviews

[Tyler H.]

Difficult to recreate at home because it's not actually baked in the store, its steamed.

 

[Taylor B.]

Almost, there's blended oil in the cheese and the sauce is just plain tomato sauce.

 

[keimtime]

I just made this and it was very good and very close to that of Sbarro's. I would add that, like in the store, I prefer it served with a little extra marinara sauce on the top. It can be a little dry for my taste without.

 

[ProvidenceChic]

I'm impressed, I used to make this when I worked at Sbarro. We didn't use pepper, I wanted to clear that up. And Pomodoro Sauce would be the exact same thing if you want it to taste just like the store. Good luck and have fun!