ciao bella pasta al forno (baked ziti)

Name: Ciao Bella Pasta al Forno (Baked Ziti)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 - recipe for ciao bella salsa pomodoro (tomato sauce); 1 pound(s) penne pasta, cooked for only 5 or 6 minutes; 1 pound(s) mozzarella, shredded; 1/4-1/2 cup(s) parmesan cheese

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Anna Sciancalepore Antoniello

Benton, PA

Updated on Jul 9, 2011

For our family Pasta al Forno or Baked Ziti is simple and uncomplicated. Just the sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, and pasta. We reserve the ricotta cheese for lasagna. When my sister and I were kids my Mom used to make teeny tiny meatballs and throw that in too or chopped up left over mortadella (it's like an Italian ham or bologna.) Each region of Italy will make a different version, this is ours. Enjoy!

Rate

prep time 40 Min

cook time 45 Min

method ---

yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - recipe for ciao bella salsa pomodoro (tomato sauce)
1 pound penne pasta, cooked for only 5 or 6 minutes
1 pound mozzarella, shredded
1/4-1/2 cup parmesan cheese

How To Make ciao bella pasta al forno (baked ziti)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 2

In a 9" X 13" baking dish ladle enough sauce to cover bottom of pan.
Step 3

Spread half the pasta and shredded mozzarella. Cover with sauce and sprinkle some parmesan cheese evenly over sauce.
Step 4

Repeat for the second layer. Bake for 45 minutes.
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