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Five Cheese Ziti- Olive Garden Copy Cat

One of my favorite meals is the Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno from Olive Garden.  I have been trying to come up with a recipe that is comparable for years now…  Not only did I come up with one that is comparable, I think my recipe is better than Olive Garden’s dish!  It also only uses 3 cheeses compared to Olive Garden’s 5 cheeses.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound penne pasta
  • 1 (15 oz) jar of Alfredo Sauce- I prefer Ragu
  • 1 (24 oz) jar of Marinara sauce- I prefer Prego
  • 5 cups Mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup of Parmesan cheese
  • ¾ cup of Ricotta cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
  2. Cook penne pasta with the dente instructions
  3. Over medium heat in a large pot, place the following: alfredo sauce, marinara sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, ½ cup parmesan cheese, and all of the ricotta. Stir
  4. Once the sauce is warm, add the pasta and stir until well mixed
  5. Transfer pasta to the 9×13 casserole dish/pan
  6. Top with the rest of the parmesan and mozzarella cheese
  7. Bake for 20 minutes
  8. Enjoy!! 🙂

Note: You could also add ground beef/turkey or grilled chicken to this!

ziti

Garlic Pasta

I don’t know about you but sometimes I just crave pasta! Here is a fast and delicious pasta recipe! We paired this with garlic bread but you could also add grilled chicken.

garlic pasta

Ingredients

(this recipe serves 4)

• 8 ounce Fettuccine noodles
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
1. In a large skillet, heat olive oil
2. Add pasta (uncooked), butter, chicken stock, garlic powder, and milk
3. Stir and bring to a boil
4. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally
5. Remove from heat and toss pasta
6. Add cheese and stir
7. Enjoy!

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