Saturday, May 31, 2008

Simply Baked Ziti

OK, I know it's been a while, but I am back with this simple but delicious recipe.

You Will Need:
1 1/2 lbs. of dried Ziti
2 lbs. 20 oz. of Sauce
6 Cups of Mozzarella
A block of Parmesan
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

To Put it Together:
For the sauce, we chose Prego Parmesan Ricotta flavored marinara. The proportions of ingredients may vary a little depending on the pan you use. I just used my lasagna pan.

First, boil the pasta until it is firm to the bite (al dente) and drain. The box should have those directions. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Then, put a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the pan. On top of that a generous layer of mozzarella, and then a thin layer of parmesan. On top of that, a nice even layer of pasta. Repeat these layers two more times, sauce, cheese, pasta, sauce, cheese, pasta. On the top, the sauce will be skipped, which at first was because I had no more sauce, but turned out quite well. So put the mozzarella and then the parmesan right on top of the pasta. Take the olive oil and drizzle overtop of the cheese. Sit the pan in the oven and cook for about 15-20 minutes, until the cheese starts to turn into a golden brown crust.

You could add in things like meat and herbs to make it your own, but I think it tastes great how it is.

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