Best Skillet Baked Ziti Recipes

SKILLET BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook ziti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine beef, onion, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until beef is no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in pasta sauce and cook until thoroughly heated, about 5 minutes more.
• Drain cooked pasta and add to the skillet. Toss to coat.
• Combine sour cream and Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Stir into pasta mixture in the skillet. Sprinkle Italian cheese blend over pasta mixture. Cover the skillet, reduce heat to medium, and cook until cheese melts, about 5 minutes more.

SKILLET-BAKED ZITI WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position; preheat oven to 475°.
• Pulse tomatoes in food processor until coarsely ground and no large pieces remain, about 12 pulses.
• Cook sausage in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet over med-high heat, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in processed tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Decrease heat to med-low and simmer gently until tomatoes no longer taste raw, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in water and pasta.
• Cover and increase heat to med-high, and cook at vigorous simmer, stirring often, until pasta is tender, 15-18 minutes.
• Stir in cream, Parmesan, and basil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over top.
• Transfer skillet to oven and bake until cheese is melted and browned, 10-15 minutes; serve.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN SKILLET BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 475.
• Combine oil, garlic, pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet and saute over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. (If your skillet is not ovensafe, transfer the pasta mixture into a shallow 2-quart casserole dish before sprinkling with the cheese and baking).
• Add crushed tomatoes, water, ziti and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Cover and cook, stirring often and adjusting heat as needed to maintain vigorous simmer, until ziti is almost tender, 15-18 minutes.
• Stir in cream, Parmesan, and basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over ziti. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until cheese has melted and browned, about 10 minutes. Serve.

SKILLET BAKED ZITI RECIPE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 475. 2 Combine oil, garlic, pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet and saute over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. (If your skillet is not ovensafe, transfer the pasta mixture into a shallow 2-quart casserole dish before sprinkling with the cheese and baking). 3 Add crushed tomatoes, water, ziti and 1/2 teaspoon salt. 4 Cover and cook, stirring often and adjusting heat as needed to maintain vigorous simmer, until ziti is almost tender, 15-18 minutes. 5 Stir in cream, Parmesan, and basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 6 Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over ziti. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until cheese has melted and browned, about 10 minutes. Serve.