Baked Ziti

December 31, 2021

This is a favorite recipe for entertaining or taking to a potluck. It can be made ahead, and make 2 casseroles of the recipe to feed 12 people. It's delicious with Italian bread and a salad.

Ingredients

4 Tbsp olive oil

1/4 lb sweet Italian sausage

1 yellow onion

2 cloves garlic

1 28 oz Italian plum tomatoes

1 tsp salt

6 Tbsp fresh Italian parsley

1 lb uncooked ziti pasta

2 cups part skim ricotta cheese

1 cup grated fresh part-skim mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Grease 3 qt shallow baking dish

Saute first 4 ingredients

Add tomato salt parsley simmer 20 minutes

Cook Ziti by package instructions and drain place in baking dish

Stir together ricotta and 1/2 mozzarella and tomato sauce and pour over Ziti

Top with remaining mozzarella, parmesan

Bake 25 minutes until golden brown

Cool 5 to 10 minutes before serving

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