This unique Tex-Mex dish is great for a week night meal or is freezer-friendly for one of those nights you don’t feel like cooking. This delicious meal combines a little bit of Italian with a little bit of “Texican”. It’s easy and fast to make, and it’s delicious!
Recipes
A Blend of Italian and Tex-Mex Makes for Zesty, Delicious Ziti Dish
Tex-Mex Ziti
INGREDIENTS:
1 (12oz) package of ziti
1 pound of ground beef
½ onion chopped
2 cups spaghetti sauce
1 cup salsa
1 (15 oz) container of ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray . Boil, drain, and rinse ziti as directed on package, set aside in large bowl. In a skillet brown hamburger meat over medium heat and add onion. After meat is browned and onions are tender, drain grease. Combine pasta, sauce, salsa, ricotta cheese, hamburger meat and 1 cup of Mexican cheese together and stir. Put mixture into baking dish and bake on 350 degrees for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes remove from oven and sprinkle with 1 cup of Mexican cheese, place in oven for approximately 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cilantro or parsley.
Optional additions: green chilies, jalapeno peppers, black olives, Parmesan cheese
You can also replace hamburger meat with sweet mild or hot Italian sausage.