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Five Cheese Ziti

Published: February 3, 2016. Modified: August 12, 2019 By Dhwani Mehta. This post may contain affiliate links. This blog generates income via ads.

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Five Cheese Ziti is a classic Italian baked pasta dish. It’s basically a mixture of alfredo sauce and pasta sauce baked in a dish with cheese and ziti pasta. I love Olive Garden.

I have been countless times (Love that endless salad and breadsticks). I love Olive Gardens Five Cheese Ziti. It’s one of my favorite. So thought let’s try to make it at home.

Today I am showing you how to make one of Olive Gardens best-known Pasta dishes – Five Cheese Ziti. It tastes just like Olive Gardens Five Cheese Ziti. I would say this recipe is Olive Gardens Copycat.

My son and husband said – we will be not going to Olive garden for Five cheese ziti, this is better than Olive Gardens. 🙂

Ziti is a pretty common pasta shape in most areas, but you can substitute penne pasta if you can’t find it. You can assemble this ahead of time. I have used homemade Alfredo sauce, you may use store-bought.

This recipe is perfect for a crowd and it is kids friendly. Super Bowl is coming, so make it and enjoy the game.

Five Cheese Ziti

 

Five Cheese Ziti

 

Five Cheese Ziti

 

Five Cheese Ziti 

How to make Five Cheese Ziti?

For Pasta

1. Boil ziti pasta according to the package direction. Drain and keep it aside.

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For Alfredo Sauce

2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat melt butter. Add cream, garlic salt, and pepper powder. Mix them well.

3. Bring to a low boil and reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 6 minutes. Slowly add cheese.

4. On low flame cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Keep it aside.

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For Ziti sauce

5. Combine all the ingredients of ziti sauce in a large bowl. Keep them aside.

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For Ziti toppings

6. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients of topping. Keep it aside.

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Let’s combine all the preparation

7. Preheat oven @ 375 degrees F.

8. Mix boiled ziti pasta and ziti sauce very well.

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9. Take 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Place ziti pasta mixed with sauce into baking pan. Spread it evenly.

10. Top it up with prepared Ziti toppings, spreading evenly.

11. Place pan into the preheated oven. Bake Five Cheese Ziti for about 20 minutes or until the top is slightly golden brown and cheese is bubbling.

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12. Remove and serve it immediately with your choice of bread and salad. Enjoy Olive Garden copycat FIVE CHEESE ZITI.

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Five Cheese Ziti

This recipe goes well with Crusty no-knead Bread.

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Five Cheese Ziti

Five Cheese Ziti is a classic Italian baked pasta dish. It's basically a mixture of alfredo sauce and pasta sauce baked in a dish with cheese and ziti pasta. I love Olive Garden.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Five Cheese Ziti
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author Dhwani
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Ingredients

For Alfredo Sauce

  • Unsalted Butter - ½ cup
  • Heavy cream - 2 cups
  • Parmesan cheese - 1 cup
  • Garlic salt - 1 tsp
  • White Pepper Powder to taste I used black pepper powder

For Ziti Sauce

  • Pasta sauce or Marinara sauce - 3 cups
  • Alfredo Sauce - 2 Cups Recipe is given in one first step
  • Ricotta cheese - 1 cup
  • Mozzarella  cheese shredded - ¼ cup
  • Fontina Cheese shredded - 3 tbsp
  • Garlic salt - 1 tsp
  • Pepper Powder - 1 tsp

For Ziti toppings

  • Mozzarella cheese shredded - 1 ½ cup
  • Romano cheese shredded - 3 tbsp
  • Parmesan cheese shredded - 3 tbsp
  • Italian Breadcrumbs - ½ cup
  • Garlic powder - 1 Tsp
  • Fresh Italian Parsley - 3 tbsp

Other ingredients

  • Dry Ziti Pasta - 450gms / 1 lb

Instructions

For Pasta

  • Boil ziti pasta according to the package direction. Drain and keep it aside.

For Alfredo Sauce

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat melt butter. Add cream, garlic salt, and pepper powder. Mix them well.
  • Bring to a low boil and reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 6 minutes. Slowly add cheese.
  • On low flame cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Keep it aside.

For Ziti sauce

  • Combine all the ingredients of ziti sauce in a large bowl. Keep them aside.
  • For Ziti toppings
  • In a bowl, combine all the ingredients of topping. Keep it aside.

Let's combine all the preparation

  • Preheat oven @ 375 degrees F.
  • Mix boiled ziti pasta and ziti sauce very well.
  • Take 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Place ziti pasta mixed with sauce into baking pan. Spread it evenly.
  • 1Top it up with prepared Ziti toppings, spreading evenly.
  • 1Place pan into the preheated oven. Bake Five Cheese Ziti for about 20 minutes or until the top is slightly golden brown and cheese is bubbling.
  • 1Remove and serve it immediately with your choice of bread and salad. Enjoy Olive Garden copycat FIVE CHEESE ZITI.
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