Italian Restaurant Baked Ziti

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ziti pasta
• 12 ounces ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 3 cups marinara sauce
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook ziti in a large pot of boiling salted water until
• 3 tender but still firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
• 4 drain and rinse under cold running water;
• 5 drain well.
• 6 in a medium bowl, combine
• 7 ricotta cheese, eggs, 1/2 cup parmesan
• 8 cheese, salt, pepper, and parsley. mix to
• 9 blend well.
• 10 toss cooked ziti with 2 cups
• 11 marinara sauce.
• 12 place half the pasta in an
• 13 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• 14 top with ricotta
• 15 mixture and half the mozzarella cubes.
• 16 top with remaining ziti, marinara sauce,
• 17 mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
• 18 bake until casserole is heated through and cheese is
• 19 bubbly and lightly browned on top, 30 to 35
• 20 minutes.