Recipe: Ziti Casserole with Homemade Meat Sauce (Woman's Day magazine, 1970's)

ZITI CASSEROLE

"This casserole bubbles with good Homemade Meat Sauce."

1 pound ziti, uncooked
1 (1 pound) container ricotta cheese
1/4 pound mozzarella cheese, diced
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 cups Homemade Meat Sauce (recipe follows)

Cook ziti and drain, following label directions.

While noodles are cooking, make filling:
Combine ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, egg, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

Layer ziti, filling, and meat sauce in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish, starting and ending with meat sauce.

Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F) 40 minutes, or until bubbly-hot.

HOMEMADE MEAT SAUCE
Makes 12 cups

"Make a batch of this meaty home-style sauce. Use it for the Ziti Casserole. Freeze the extra for another meal."

1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 pound ground beef
2 Italian sausages, chopped
2 1/2 cans (28 ounces each) Italian tomatoes
2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon leaf oregano, crumbled
1 tablespoon leaf basil, crumbled
1 tablespoon salt (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft in a large skillet.

Add beef and sausage to skillet and brown. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat in skillet.

Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, 45 minutes, or until sauce thickens. Stir in Parmesan cheese; cool.

Freeze in plastic containers in measured recipe portions.

Ziti Casserole recipe makes 8 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Vintage magazine recipe clipping: Woman's Day magazine, 1972