Baked Ziti

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon leaf oregano, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon basil leaves, crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 8 ounces ziti pasta, cooked and drained

Recipe

• 1 sauté onion in oil until it's tender.
• 2 add tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, oregano, basil, salt and pepper.
• 3 simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• 4 preheat oven to 375ºf.
• 5 coat casserole dish with cooking spray.
• 6 combine ricotta and 1/2 of the mozzarella in a large bowl.
• 7 add cooked ziti and half of the sauce.
• 8 stir.
• 9 turn into prepared casserole dish and pour on the remaining sauce.
• 10 sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• 11 bake for 25 to 30 minutes.