Copycat Recipe of Maggiano’s Taylor Street Baked Ziti

I love Maggiano’s Taylor Street Baked Ziti. In addition to my copycat of Portillo’s Chopped Salad, I made my own copycat version of my Maggiano’s favorite. Yummm . . .

We’ll start with the sauce. I got inspiration for my sauce from the Pomodoro Sauce recipe at www.pomodorosauce.com. Please note this recipe makes A LOTTA sauce, so start with a BIG pot and have extra freezer containers ready!

Ingredients
10 tbsp virgin olive oil
1 & 1/2 onion
12 cloves of minced garlic (or 7 1/2 tbsp of the ready-to-use minced kind)
11 – 14.5 oz cans of diced tomato
1-1/2 cup red pepper puree
3 – 6 oz. cans tomato paste
5 tsp sugar
1/2 cup dried basil
1 tbsp pepper
1/2 cup dried Italian seasoning
1 cup fat free half and half
Salt to taste

Directions
1. Heat oil in a large pot. Add onion & garlic and sauté until soft.
2. Blend cans of diced tomatoes and add to pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
3. Add red pepper puree, tomato paste, sugar, basil, pepper, italian seasonings, and salt to taste.
4. Simmer for 30-60 minutes.
5. Add half and half stir well.

Now that we’ve got the sauce done, let’s make the rest of it!

Ingredients
2 boxes of Rigatoni pasta
10+ cups Pomodoro Sauce (see recipe above)
1.2 lb Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage (could substitute regular sausage as well)
1 pkg sliced provolone cheese
Parmesan cheese to taste

Directions
1. Pre-heat oven to 350F. Spray a 13X9 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. Cook rigatoni according to package instructions. Set aside.
3. Cook italian sausage according to package instructions. Cut and set aside.
4. Combine sausage, rigatoni, and pomodoro sauce and place in baking dish.
5. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese to taste on top of mixture.
6. Place sliced provolone cheese on top of mixture covering the entire baking dish.
7. Place in the oven for 30 minutes or until heated through.
8. Serve with additional sauce as garnish.

I wish I could show you a picture of the beautifully finished product, but we ATE IT before I could snap one . . . you’ll just have to take my word. Oh well . . . there’s always next time!

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17 thoughts on “Copycat Recipe of Maggiano’s Taylor Street Baked Ziti”

I have forgotten the after picture at least twice arg! Thanks for this!

christinetrevino

December 9, 2011 at 9:38 am

No problem! Haha. I didn’t want to include a picture of the pan half eaten – didn’t think it would be too appetizing!

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Awesome. I love to cook and this is the dish my wife always gets when we go to maggianos. And to think I clicked on your link at Jon acuff’s blog on a whim. You may have made me a hero.

christinetrevino

December 9, 2011 at 9:01 pm

I am so glad!! Hope guys have a great date night-in!!!

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Oh yummm! I love baked ziti! This looks like a great dish for a night in from the cold! Thanks for linking up!

christinetrevino

December 14, 2011 at 9:18 am

No problem! Thanks for hosting a link party!!

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Oh my goodness…I love Maggiano’s baked ziti!! Thanks for linking up! Check out my giveaway….

XO, Aimee

christinetrevino

January 9, 2012 at 10:55 am

Thanks Aimee! I will!

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Christine, I started a linky party of my own called “Drab to Fab” in which you can link up any project, outfit, or RECIPE that you jazzed up with your own creativity to make something fabulous. This recipe embodies that theme so well! I’d love if you came over today and linked it up!