Baked Ziti

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups ziti pasta
• 3 cups spaghetti sauce, divided (about 28oz. jar)
• 1 3/4 cups ricotta cheese (150z.)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375.
• 2 cook pasta according to directions (i cook it al dente).
• 3 drain pasta.
• 4 in a large bowl, stir together pasta, 1-1/2 cups of spaghetti sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, parsley oregano, basil, garlic powder and salt and pepper.
• 5 in a 13x9x2 inch baking dish, spoon in pasta mixture.
• 6 top with remaining 1-1/2 cups sauce.
• 7 sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 8 cover with foil.
• 9 bake 30-40 minutes until hot and bubbly* make ahead directions: prepare recipe as directed but do not bake.
• 10 cover with plastic wrap, then foil.
• 11 refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• 12 remove plastic wrap and replace foil.
• 13 bake as directed above.