Spicy Ziti w/ Ricotta
Spicy Ziti w/ Ricotta

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, spicy ziti w/ ricotta. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Run under cool water to stop the cooking process. Drizzle with olive oil or butter to prevent oxidation. Bring meat sauce to a simmer. In a large mixing bowl, combine noodles and meat sauce..

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have spicy ziti w/ ricotta using 4 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Ziti w/ Ricotta:
  1. Prepare 1 lb ziti noodles
  2. Prepare 4 C tomato-meat sauce (see my recipes if needed)
  3. Make ready 1 T crushed pepper flakes
  4. Take 8 oz ricotta cheese

Add ziti and toss gently to coat. Pour remaining sauce over pasta mixture. Top with all of the ricotta and half of the sauce. Combine ziti with spinach and garlic, ricotta, parm cheese, salt and pepper and transfer to large casserole dish.

Steps to make Spicy Ziti w/ Ricotta:
  1. Boil noodles until al dente. Drain. Run under cool water to stop the cooking process. Drizzle with olive oil or butter to prevent oxidation.
  2. Bring meat sauce to a simmer. Add crushed pepper flakes. Cook 5 minutes.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine noodles and meat sauce. Mix together.
  4. Add ricotta cheese. Mix together.
  5. Alternatively, transfer to a casserole dish after adding ricotta cheese, sprinkle mozzarella or parmesean atop, and bake at 400° for approximately 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
  6. Variations; Grilled vegetables, diced tomatoes, roasted or raw bell peppers, roasted or creamed garlic, shallots, habanero, bacon, pancetta, prosciutto, salami, capicola, pepperjack cheese, mushrooms, mozzarella, grilled sausage, goat cheese, eggplant, leeks, ramps, lemon, marjoram, parsley, paprika, chives, scallions, rosemary, thyme, basil, spinach, arugula, asiago, fontina, gruyere, parmigiano reggiano, pecorino, romano, heavy cream, Italian seasoning, celery seed, fennel seed, peppercorn melange, zucchini, yellow squash, capers,

Top with all of the ricotta and half of the sauce. Combine ziti with spinach and garlic, ricotta, parm cheese, salt and pepper and transfer to large casserole dish. Cook the ziti until not quite al dente. Ricotta cheese is a traditional addition to baked ziti, but I leave it out because it has a tendency to get dry and grainy when baked. I use heavy cream to add richness instead.

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