Baked Ziti

This is one of my daughter's favorites after Spaghetti with tomato sauce. One of our favorite versions is from Olive Garden and after searching for quite some time, I have found this mouthwatering dish on Martha Stewart's website.I have adapted it based on some other recipes through out the internet.

8 oz Ziti pasta
3 cups of Tomato Sauce
1 cup Ricotta Cheese1/4 cup Italian Blend (I used Sargento)
1 egg lightly beaten

Ziti topping

1/2 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 cup Italian Blend cheese

Preheat the oven to 450F
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until Al Dente
Combine the Tomato sauce, cheeses and egg together well
Spread the tomato sauce and cheese mixture on the bottom of the baking dish
Then layer the cooked ziti pasta and spread the remaining the tomato cheese mixture
Now, combine the ziti topping ingredients and put the topping mixture evenly on top
Bake it for about 20 min, until the cheese begins to bubble up
Serve hot!



Hugs,
Shri