Cheesy Baked Ziti

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 29.

	this recipe	typical
cheese	71%	85%
aromatics	34%	12%
different cheeses	2.0	2.0
melt idx	0.7	0.7
cheese flavor idx	0.4	0.4
stretch idx	0.7	0.7

Where it stands out

• #1 of 29 for gloopiness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

454 g	1 pound Italian sausage
	1 cup pepperoni
454 g	16 ounces ziti noodles
120 g	1 diced green bell pepper, (about 1 cup)
150 g	1 diced small yellow onion, (about 1 cup)
3 g	1 clove garlic (minced, 1 teaspoon)
100 g	1 cup shredded parmesan cheese, (divided)
224 g	2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, (divided)
490 g	2 cups marinara sauce

Method: 7 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Loved this recipe! It’s a keeper.” — a cook, 5.0★