Recipe Wednesday

Baked Ziti

example of ziti noodles

• ¹/2 pound ziti
• 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided  (I do 4 cups)
• 3 cups spaghetti sauce, divided
• ¹/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
   
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook ziti until just barely tender; drain and place in a large bowl.
   
  Mix ricotta cheese and half the mozzarella cheese with the ziti. Coat a 9" x 13" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; cover bottom of pan with half the spaghetti sauce. Spoon ziti mixture into pan; cover with remaining spaghetti sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
   
  Bake 20 to 30 minutes, or until cheese melts and is light golden.
  
  
  ENJOY!!