Baked Ziti

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups uncooked ziti pasta
• 3 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce, divided
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook ziti for 10 minutes in a large pot of boiling, salted water; drain.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix cooked ziti, 1 1/2 c of spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parsley, egg, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper.
• 3 in a 3 quart casserole dish, pour 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce to coat the bottom of the dish.
• 4 spread ziti mixture evenly over the sauce.
• 5 top with remaining spaghetti sauce.
• 6 sprinkle with parmesan cheese. (you can cover and freeze for later at this point).
• 7 bake covered at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes fresh, or around 1 hour if frozen, until hot and bubbly, and hot in the center.
• 8 note: you may add 1 lb of cooked and drained ground beef in with the ziti mixture if you would like. you will need to add a little more sauce to the mixture if you add ground beef.