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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. | 2. In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, eggs, milk, 1/2 cup of the Romano and the parsley, and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Add beef and gently combine, being careful not to overwork the meat. Shape into bite-size meatballs. Roll each meatball in flour to coat, shaking off excess. | 3. In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta in a colander and set aside. If not using immediately, cover top with plastic wrap so that pasta does not dry out. Do not rinse pasta with water since you want to retain the pasta's natural starches so that the sauce will cling to the ziti. | 4. In a large skillet heat the oil over medium-high heat. When almost smoking, add meatballs in batches and without moving or turning the meat, allow it to brown for about 3 minutes. Turn meatballs and brown other side. Continue to cook until all sides are golden brown. Remove meatballs to a plate. | 5. In a large bowl, combine the tomato sauce and ricotta and mix well. Add the cooked ziti and meatballs and toss gently. | 6. In a large greased baking dish, pour in pasta mixture. Sprinkle the mozzarella, Parmesan, and remaining Romano all over the top. Dot with the butter. Place baking dish on top of baking sheet covered with aluminum foil to collect any drippings from the dish. Bake until top is golden brown and bubbly, about 30 to 40 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
breadcrumb	1/4	cup		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
milk	2	tablespoons		18.3	1.4340000000000002	0.945	0.981
romano cheese	3/4	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
flat leaf parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
salt black pepper			ground	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
purpose flour				403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
ziti pasta	1	lb		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
extra virgin olive oil	1/4	cup		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
tomato sauce	5	cups		-	-	-	-
milk ricotta cheese	3	cups		1294.56	22.6176	83.7744	96.5712
mozzarella cheese	2	cups	shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
butter	6	tablespoons	unsalted cut	610.884	0.0511	0.7242	69.1057

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.