Baked Ziti
Created by The MDM Team, Wednesday, December 5, 2007
What music is to the ears this tasty and filling pasta dish is to a hungry stomach. Best of all it's super easy to make. Throw all of the ingredients together and you've got one tasty meal on your hands.
Ingredients
1 jar spaghetti sauce
16 oz. ziti pasta (tube shaped macaroni)
8 oz. ricotta cheese
1/2 cup milk
8 oz. sliced mozzarella cheese
Pinch of crushed red pepper
Pinch of sweet basil
Pinch of garlic powder
Pinch of Italian seasoning
Freshly ground black pepper
Methods/steps
Prepare pasta as stated on package.
In a medium mixing bowl dump ricotta cheese into bowl mix in the milk and spices, stir.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In an 8 x 12 inch baking dish. Prepare bottom of dish with 2 tablespoons of spaghetti sauce.
In medium bowl add pasta to ricotta cheese. Season with the black pepper and red pepper to taste, and mix until well combined. Then dump into 8 x 12 inch pan.
Lay mozzarella cheese on top of macaroni. Add 2 tablespoons of spaghetti sauce to top to keep mozzarella from burning.
Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly warm. Let stand before serving and top with more spaghetti sauce to serve.