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September 20, 2016 By imaceliac 20 Comments

Gluten Free Baked Ziti

Simple recipe to make the best Gluten Free baked ziti!

Best Recipe for Gluten Free Baked Ziti

If you haven’t noticed by now our family loves pasta! As in, the kiddos would eat it every day and be happy. Living Gluten Free this means our pastas are either rice, quinoa or lentil based. I tend to favor the multi-grain pastas as I feel they hold up better, especially if I am going to bake with them.

Baked pasta is a personal favorite of mine. I have fond memories of having baked ziti growing up. There were a few restaurants that made it with so much cheese you could barely find the pasta!

This baked ziti recipe is amazing, simple and gluten free

Since going Gluten Free I have created a couple versions of baked ziti, you can find my slow cooker recipe here.

I created this version of baked ziti because I needed a fast and large dish that I could make one night and eat off of for days.  This recipe made enough to feed us 1 dinner and I have 4 single servings of leftovers – score!

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Gluten Free Baked Ziti

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 24 oz red tomato pasta sauce
  • 12 oz Gluten Free penne pasta
  • 2 cups ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella, divided
  • 1 egg
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 tsp of dried oregano
  • 1 clove garlic, diced

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat
  3. Add the onions and cook for 3 minutes
  4. Add the ground beef, brown and drain excess fat
  5. Add the red sauce to the meat and onions, simmer on low
  6. Boil water and cook the pasta for only 5 minutes, drain
  7. In a bowl combine the ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella, egg and seasoning
  8. In a large casserole dish combine the sauce mixture, pasta and cheese mixture
  9. Top with remaining cup of mozzarella cheese
  10. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes
  11. Remove foil and bake for 5 minutes
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This is one of those recipes that tastes better the next day heated up, so it is perfect for leftovers.

Simple recipe to make baked ziti using Gluten Free ingredients

You could add other veggies like peppers, mushrooms or zucchini if you want to take it to the next level. I kept ours simple, but feel free to get creative.

This recipe would also be perfect for dinner guests or a pot luck. No one will even know it is Gluten Free.

Enjoy!

 

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Comments

  1. Jamie says

    January 3, 2017 at 11:03 am

    How many servings is this?

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      January 18, 2017 at 10:08 pm

      6-8 depending on serving size

      Reply
  2. Emily B says

    January 3, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    Looks great! Want to try! What kind of Ricotta cheese do you use that you trust is GF and safe processing?! Thanks

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      January 18, 2017 at 10:09 pm

      I use the Walmart store brand

      Reply
  3. Jamie says

    February 16, 2017 at 8:14 am

    What size casserole dish do you use?

    Reply
  4. Lindsay says

    January 10, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    What brand of pasta do you use? Thanks! This looks yummy!! 🙂

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      January 13, 2018 at 10:24 am

      I use: LiveGFree from Aldi, Ronzani, Barilla

      Reply
  5. Sandy Serbiano says

    January 28, 2018 at 7:45 pm

    What do you do with the garlic clove?

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      January 29, 2018 at 9:24 pm

      Cook with the meat or just put in the sauce.

      Reply
  6. Beth says

    May 25, 2018 at 12:32 am

    Looks yummy!
    Do you boil the pasta first?

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      June 23, 2018 at 8:48 pm

      Yup! But only for about 5 minutes

      Reply
  7. Jennifer Reichert says

    September 12, 2018 at 2:04 pm

    Hi, do you think I could bake this and put in a crock pot to keep warm for a teacher conference?

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      September 19, 2018 at 7:55 am

      Totally! It will be so good after it sits. Enjoy!

      Reply
  8. Erin says

    October 31, 2018 at 1:34 am

    I’m on a low fodmap diet do you think I could omit that step and just mix the sauce and meat and pasta and top with mozz then bake?

    Reply
  9. Holli says

    November 6, 2018 at 2:31 pm

    Have you ever frozen this?

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      November 19, 2018 at 7:49 pm

      I have frozen it before and it worked out well.

      Reply
  10. Lindsay says

    August 20, 2019 at 1:56 pm

    Has anyone frozen this meal before? If so, did you prepare just like the recipe but put it straight in freezer? Then thaw and cook for the regular 35 mins? Thank you!

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      October 24, 2019 at 6:49 pm

      Yes, I have frozen it before. I freeze it before I cook it. Take it out frozen and put it in the oven. 350 for 40 min.

      Reply
  11. Laura88 says

    March 2, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    Do you mix all the ingredients together in the casserole dish?

    Reply
    • imaceliac says

      March 29, 2021 at 8:17 am

      I do yes! Saves on dishes to wash

      Reply

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