Yankee Goulash Ziti Recipes

HAM AND CHEESE ZITI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• While pasta is cooking, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Cook garlic in butter 30 seconds, stirring frequently. Stir in flour and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in mustard and Colby cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
• Stir pasta and ham into cheese sauce. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.

BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Boil ziti, following package directions, drain and place in a large bowl.
• Mix all the ricotta cheese and half of the mozzarella with the ziti.
• Spray a 13x9 pan with Pam.
• Cover the bottom half of the pan with about half the sauce.
• Put the ziti mixture on top of sauce.
• Pour remaining sauce on top of ziti.
• Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
• Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes until cheese is melted and it is lightly golden.

YANKEE GOULASH ZITI

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot until"al-dente" (still slightly firm) and drain water. (Don't rinse).
• At the same time pasta is cooking, cook sausage until no longer pink.
• DO NOT DRAIN SAUSAGE.
• In the pot which pasta was cooked, pour spaghetti sauce, sausage with drippings, pepperoni, garlic powder, mushrooms & parmesan cheese. Then add still hot pasta & cheese.
• Stir until all pasta is coated w/sauce. Cheese will melt from the heat of the pasta. Serve...... OR:
• Pour this into casserole dish & cover with more mozzerella cheese.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Serve with a fresh loaf of bread & salad!
• ** I also like to throw in either some canned black beans, peas, or chickpeas every now and then just to give it a kick.