Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno
Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno - Olive Garden copy cat pasta dish that is arabiata sauce, alfredo sauce and five cheese based baked goodie topped with flavored crunchy crumbs!
Servings: 9
Ingredients
Ziti
- 1 lb Uncooked Ziti
- 32 oz Rao's Homemade Arrabbiata
- 15 oz Rao's Homemade Alfredo Sauce, Roasted Garlic
- 8 oz Shredded Fontina Cheese
- 7.5 oz Full Fat Ricotta Cheese
- ½ cup BelGioioso Shredded Four Cheese
- ½ cup Shredded Mozzrella Cheese
- 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes
- 4 cloves Minced Garlic
- 2 tsp Sugar
Crumbs
- ½ cup BelGioioso Shredded Four Cheese
- ½ cup Shredded Mozzrella Cheese
- 1 cup 4C Panko Seasoned Bread Crumbs
- 1 tsp Galic Powder
- ½ tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes
- 1 tsp Dry Oregano
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 2 tbsp Finely Chopped Fresh Basil
Instructions
- Boil pasta as per package instructions, leaving the cooking time a min or two shy. (keep them el dente).
- Once cooked, drain them and keep them aside.
- Heat up extra virgin olive oil. Saute minced garlic and red chili flakes in EVOO.
- Add in Rao's Homemade Arrabbiata and Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce. Add 2 tsp of sugar and Mix well. Bring it to simmer.
- Add in fontina cheese, mozzarella cheese and BelGioioso Shredded Four Cheese. Mix well and simmer until the cheese is melted. Add ricotta cheese. Mix well.
- Mix in boiled pasta. Lay the pasta in a baking tray. It will look a bit on runny side, which is okay. Baking with panko will soak up lot of moisture.
- Make a panko mix by mixing everything listed under "Crumbs". Sprinkle a generous amount of crumbs on the pasta inside the baking tray.
- Cover the tray with aluminum foil and bake it on 375° F for 35 minutes.
- Uncover and broil it for 3-5 min. Keep an eye on it while broiling to avoid burning of crumbs.
- Enjoy it while its hot with side of salad and breadsticks!!
