Baked Ziti

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ziti pasta (slightly undercooked)
• 1 lb cooked ground turkey or 1 lb ground beef
• 26 ounces favorite spaghetti sauce, divided
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 8 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 12 ounces mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, blend the ricotta cheese and seasonings until thoroughly mixed.
• 3 stir in the diced tomatoes, meat, and half of your sauce. add the ziti, and stir until all the pasta is coated.
• 4 spread half of remaining sauce on bottom of a 9x13 baking pan. place your ziti mixture on top of it. spread remaining sauce over the top. sprinkle your mozzarella on top of the sauce.
• 5 cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. for a crisper top remove the aluminum foil and place under your broiler for the last 10 minutes of baking time.