Instant Pot Ziti is a delicious cheesy that is made in the Instant Pot that easily comes together in under an hour for a quick weeknight meal. This ziti features a flavorful meat-packed sauce with both Italian Sausage and ground beef paired up with your favorite jar sauce that’s finished with cheese.
History of ziti and johnny marzetti?
The smell of a perfectly baked ziti wafting through the house on Sunday afternoon makes for a delightful family meal. According to The Pasta Project, this dish is Neapolitan in origin and is a traditional Southern Italian dish where the pasta is actually broken by hand.
This dish was normally served at weddings, holidays, and celebrations, where the family was important so breaking the pasta by hand, was an activity everyone in the family could take part in.
Who is Johnny Marzetti anyhow? He was the brother-in-law of Teresa Marzetti who immigrated to Columbus, Ohio from Italy then opened a restaurant with a famous dish of ground beef, pasta sauce, cheese, and pasta that is known today simply as Johnny Marzetti. A popular and much-loved dish of Ohio State University students this became popular across the midwest for how easy it was to prepare and how flavorful it was.
About Time
- Prep Time 25 mins
- Cook Time 5 mins
- Resting Time 5 mins
- Total Time 35 mins
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