Baked Ziti

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ziti pasta, cooked al dente
• 1 lb italian sausage, cooked and chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 cook ziti according to package directions; drain; set aside.
• 3 mix ricotta, egg, parsley, 1-1/2 cups of the mozarella cheese, and parmesan cheese in a large bowl.
• 4 mix cooked sausage and pasta in with ricotta mixture.
• 5 mix in 3/4 jar of sauce.
• 6 transfer mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish.
• 7 top with the rest of the sauce and mozarella cheese.
• 8 bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
• 9 to freeze: cover dish with foil and freeze. when frozen you can pop it out of the container and put in a freezer bag if desired.
• 10 to heat: thaw. preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. cover and bake for 20 minutes. uncover and bake for 10-15 minutes more.