Restaurant Quality Baked Ziti Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook ziti in a large pot of boiling salted water until
• tender but still firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drain and rinse under cold running water;
• drain well.
• In a medium bowl, combine
• ricotta cheese, eggs, 1/2 cup Parmesan
• cheese, salt, pepper, and parsley. Mix to
• blend well.
• Toss cooked ziti with 2 cups
• marinara sauce.
• Place half the pasta in an
• 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Top with ricotta
• mixture and half the mozzarella cubes.
• Top with remaining ziti, marinara sauce,
• mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake until casserole is heated through and cheese is
• bubbly and lightly browned on top, 30 to 35
• minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Cook ziti. Drain and add to 9x13 pan. In a separate bowl combine all ingredients except RAO sauce and mozarella. Add to ziti.
• 2. Pour sauce over ziti and cheese mixture. Top with mozarella and cover with foil.
• 3. Bake at 350 for about 25-30 min. until bubbly. note: RAO is a brand of sauce sold in Walmart and nicer super markets. It is expensive but so worth it. I made this for a jewelry party I hosted and got so many compliments. I don't make it often becasue a single jar of sauce is $7 but it is soooo good!!