Description
This Olive Garden Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno Copycat Recipe is made with marinara, heavy cream, a blend of Italian cheeses, and a breadcrumb crust that gets baked before serving.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb Ziti pasta
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 15 oz drained diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3/4 cup microbial-rennet Parmesan cheese blend (grated parmesan, Romano, Asiago)
- 1/2 cup microbial-rennet fontina cheese
- 1 1/2 cups microbial-rennet mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Step: Cook the pasta according to package instructions, drain into a colander, rinse with cold water, and toss with oil.
- Step: Combine the marinara sauce, heavy cream, diced tomatoes, and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- Step: Stir in 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese blend, 1/2 cup of fontina cheese, and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese until bubbly, then remove from heat.
- Step: Place pasta in an oven-safe serving dish and ladle sauce over the top.
- Step: Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese blend.
- Step: Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the top and broil just until the cheese browns.
- Step: Garnish with freshly grated parmesan cheese before serving.
Notes
For a casserole version: Place pasta in a lightly greased 9×13 baking dish, ladle sauce over the top, sprinkle with mozzarella, parmesan, and breadcrumbs, and bake covered at 350°F for 30-45 minutes, then broil until golden.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 398 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 591 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 59 mg
Keywords: Olive Garden copycat, five cheese ziti, ziti al forno, baked pasta, Italian dinner