baked ziti casserole

Name: Baked Ziti Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 package(s) ziti or penne pasta; 1 - egg; 1 package(s) (15 oz) part skim ricotta cheese; 1/2 cup(s) parmesan cheese; 1 1/2 jar(s) meatless spaghetti sauce; 2 cup(s) shredded mozzarella cheese; 1/2 pound(s) ground italian sausage - mild; 1/2 pound(s) lean ground; 6 clove(s) garlic

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Jayme Lockwood

Woodland, WA

Updated on May 9, 2012

After making lasagna, I had some of the cheese mixture left over. I threw it in with some Ziti and spaghetti sauce and found it was delicious. So, this is a full casserole, that often is too much for just my fiance and I, but here you go.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 50 Min

method ---

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 package ziti or penne pasta
1 - egg
1 package (15 oz) part skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 1/2 jars meatless spaghetti sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 pound ground italian sausage - mild
1/2 pound lean ground
6 cloves garlic

How To Make baked ziti casserole

Step 1

Cook pasta. Mince the Garlic, brown sausage and ground. Drain. Put sausage and ground in bowl and cover with spaghetti sauce. In small bowl, combine the egg, ricotta and ¼ cup Parmesan cheese.

Step 2

Spread 1 cup of spaghetti sauce in 13x9 baking dish. Top with a third of pasta, half the ricotta mixture, 2/3’s of mozzarella cheese, 1 tbsp of parm and 1 cup of sauce. Repeat layers. Mix with spoon. Final layer is sauce.
Step 3

Cover and bake at 375 for 45-50 minutes.
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