We’re adding to our Olive Garden Recipes collection by creating a copycat of their popular Stuffed Ziti Fritta. Serve as an appetizer, with alfredo sauce and/or marinara sauce or as a main meal along side a bowl of warm Zuppa Toscana Soup.
What Is Stuffed Ziti Fritta
In short, cheese filled noodles. Cooked ziti pasta is filled with 5 types of cheese, rolled in Italian breading and fried until golden. To make it a true copycat stuffed ziti fritta recipe, make sure to serve it with a side of alfredo sauce and Sugo Sauce and sprinkle it with chopped parsley.
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Ingredients
Outside of the 5 cheeses, the ingredient list to make this Olive Garden Stuffed Ziti Fritta copycat recipe is short and sweet:
- Rigatoni or Ziti
- Cheeses – Ricotta Cheese, Mozzarella Cheese, Cream Cheese, Parmesan Cheese and Romano Cheese
- Eggs
- All-purpose Flour
- Italian Breadcrumbs (Pangrattato)
- Salt
- Canola or Vegetable Oil
Stuffed Ziti Fritta Olive Garden
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Only 5 steps stand between you and this stuffed ziti fritta recipe.
Make the Pasta – Cook the pasta according to the “al dente” instructions listed on the back of the box of pasta. Cooking the noodles al dente is important because you don’t want cooked rigatoni that fall apart before you’ve have a chance to stuff them. Once cooked, rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.
Make the Cheese Filling – While the pasta is cooking, make the cheese blend by adding the cream cheese, ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella, parmesan cheese and ricotta cheese to a large bowl and mixing to combine. You may need to utilize a fork to break up any large chunks. Spoon the cheese into a large Ziploc bag or piping bag. If you utilize a Ziploc bag, just trim a small corner off the bottom to turn it into a makeshift piping bag.
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Stuff the Noodles – Gently pipe the cheese mixture into each noodle. You may need to do it from both sides of the noodle if you’re having issues filling them.
Breaded Noodles – Place the flour, beaten eggs and the breadcrumbs in three separate shallow dishes. Carefully roll the stuffed pasta in the flour mixture, followed by the egg mixture (let any excess drip off), then roll in the breadcrumb mixture.
Cook the Stuffed Ziti Fritta – Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the stuffed ziti fritta to the hot oil, 5-6 at a time. Cook for about 3 minutes each, until the cheese starts to slowly ooze out. Let cool before serving with marinara and alfredo sauce.
Recipe Tips
- Based on trial and error, it’s much easier to use rigatoni pasta instead of the namesake pasta “ziti.” Why? Rigatoni is wider and shorter than ziti, making it easier to stuff.
- An hour or two before you plan on making the recipe, remove the cream cheese from the refrigerator to soften.
- Boiled pasta is fragile so plan on having a few break when stuffing.
- Freeze the stuffed pasta for 30 minutes before frying to firm up the cheese. Not as much will leak out when you add this step to the process.
- These would make a great starter dish for Pasta Recipes like Penne Pomodoro.
- Learn How To Make Spaghetti Sauce and use it as a dipping sauce.
Check out the recipes for all four Olive Garden Soup Recipes: Pasta e Fagioli, Chicken Gnocchi Soup, and Minestrone Soup Olive Garden.
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