A great, easy pasta bake. Can be made ahead and frozen until ready to bake. I use this a lot for potlucks and weekday family meals. I usually make them in a big throw-away lasagna pan so clean up's a snap too! From the back of a San Giorgio pasta box.

Ingredients

8 serv.

uncooked ziti pasta↗6 cups
spaghetti sauce↗3 1⁄2 cups
divided
ricotta cheese↗2 cups
shredded mozzarella cheese2 cups
fresh parsley↗1⁄4 cup
chopped
egg↗1
slightly beaten
dried oregano↗1 teaspoon
garlic powder↗1⁄2 teaspoon
black pepper↗1⁄4 teaspoon
parmesan cheese↗1 tablespoon
grated

Step-by-step instructions

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.

Source: food.com

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