Baked Ziti - My Way Chef

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RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE SAUCE

8 Tbsp butter
6 Tbsp flour
1 quart half and half
pinch of salt
8 Tbsp grated pecorino
1 quart Phil's marinara sauce    • Italian Sauces - My Way Chef   @ 00:48 OR recommend: Rao's Homemade Marinara Sauce OR Trader Joe's Marinara Sauce*

FOR THE MEAT

1 pound lean ground meat
1 1/2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

FOR THE PASTA

1 1/2 pounds ziti or any tubular pasta
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. In a 4 quart pan melt butter over medium high heat. Stir in flour until a paste forms.
2. Stir in the half and half cream and add a pinch of salt continue to stir until the cream starts to boil and thickens. Reduce heat and stir pecorino cheese. Stir marinara sauce until well blended and set aside.
3. Cook the penne in quarts of water with 2 Tbsp of salt until a dente according to the directions on the package. Drain well and return pasta to pot or bowl. Lightly sauce the pasta stir and set aside.
4. Meantime in a separate oiled skillet add the meat over medium high heat. Stir in the seasoning and cook the meat until medium rare and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Assembly.

1. Pour sauce on the bottom of a 9 X 13 high rimmed bake pan. Distribute a layer of pasta.
2. Distribute a layer of sauce over the pasta.
3. Distribute a layer of mozzarella cheese.
4. Distribute a layer of pasta.
5. Distribute a layer of meat. Omit meat if vegetarian meal is preferred.
6. Distribute another layer of sauce
7. Distribute a layer of pasta
8. Distribute a layer of sauce
9. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil
10. Bake covered for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 5 minutes. Let sit for twenty minutes and serve with additional grated cheese.