How to Use ziti in a Sentence

ziti

noun
  • Baked ziti, mac and cheese, and lasagna all bake up beautifully in cast iron.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
  • This is no ordinary baked ziti.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook 1 pound ziti or rigatoni as label directs.
    The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2017
  • This is a carb-lover’s paradise, with baked ziti, spaghetti with meatballs and legendary lasagna.
    Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Peppers and andouille sausage give this ziti a unique flavoring.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • How to make the ultimate baked ziti Baked ziti recipes abound, but this one has a secret.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Instead of sausage, try savory and juicy rotisserie chicken in your baked ziti.
    Brennan Long, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Farfalle, lasagna, and ziti can take upwards of 10 minutes.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Swap rigatoni with any short, sturdy pasta such as penne, ziti, or rotini.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Brighten up your usual baked ziti recipe with fresh summer veggies for an al fresco dinner with friends.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Mary Katherine served baked ziti with three cheeses, obviously frozen.
    David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Or, choose from prepared dishes like lasagna, meatballs in sugo, baked ziti or a variety of vegetable side dishes.
    Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In the 30-minute entree round, the basked contained carrot tops, asparagus stems, leftover baked ziti and lamb neck.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Once the baked ziti and cupcakes are complete, Joan and Guy sit outside to enjoy their meal together.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The balance of sausage and peppers was nicely done; those flavors marry well either intertwined on a hoagie bun or as an accent in a dish like ziti.
    Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Stir to combine thoroughly, adding some of the pasta water, 1/4 cup at a time, as needed to create a creamy sauce that coats the ziti.
    Joe Yonan, Twin Cities, 20 June 2019
  • And there’s a stackable coupon on this ceramic baking dish that reviewers use for lasagna, baked ziti, cornbread, and other yummy dishes.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • There’s something about being cooped up that calls for an abundance of comfort food, and nothing compares to a big bowl of cheesy baked ziti, lemony fusilli, or soupy ramen.
    Whitney Perry, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Baked ziti on a stick The concessions worker told us to let the ziti cool down a bit before walking around with it, which seems contrary to the on-the-go spirit of foods on sticks.
    Kathryn Varn, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • And eggplant parmigiana, chicken Marsala, pasta pomodoro, lasagna, ravioli, shrimp scampi, baked ziti, gnocchi and risotto.
    Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Grab a hot Caprese pizza or Italian cold cut sandwich and a Greek salad for lunch, or choose from a prepared meal like baked ziti marinara to take home and reheat.
    Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
  • Grab a hot Caprese pizza or Italian cold cut sandwich and a Greek salad for lunch, or choose from a prepared meal like baked ziti marinara to take home and reheat.
    Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
  • At least one entrant appeared to have strengthened his trusses by twisting strands of spaghetti together into a stout pasta rope and then slipping both ends into ziti cuffs to prevent them from unraveling.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • The event in the small octagonal chapel ended with the inmates dining on pizza, chicken parmesan, mushroom ravioli and baked ziti, seated beneath two slow-turning ceiling fans.
    Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Cavatappi, rotini, ziti, or radiatori would work well instead.
    Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
  • At least five massive mounds of spaghetti and macaroni — with a spattering of ziti — lined a stream in Old Bridge Township last week, photos posted to Facebook show.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • Choose from cheese ravioli with marinara, chicken parmigiana, fettuccine Alfredo, five-cheese ziti al forno, Lasagna Classico and spaghetti with meat sauce.
    Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Pizza still takes center stage, but the restaurant also offers wings (10 bone-in or boneless) and tenders (four to an order), baked ziti, penne alla vodka, fettuccine alfredo, and spaghetti and meatballs.
    Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Pizza still takes center stage, but the restaurant also offers wings (10 bone-in or boneless) and tenders (four to an order), baked ziti, penne alla vodka, fettuccine alfredo, and spaghetti and meatballs.
    Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Chef Carla Pellegrino is cooking up chicken Parmigiana, baked ziti, fettuccini with Bolognese and more.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026

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