Baked Ziti With Thick Rich Meat Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 -6 cups pasta sauce with meat (rich thick meat sauce for a crowd!)
• 1 lb ziti pasta or 1 lb penne pasta, under cooked
• 3 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, slightly mix
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 prepare sauce and keep under a low flame.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 mix the cheese mixture together.
• 4 mix pasta with 1/3 - 1/2 of the cheese mixture till creamy and gooey.
• 5 place 1 1/2 cups sauce in bottom of a 10x13 casserole dish.
• 6 top with 1/2 of the pasta.
• 7 spread the remaining cheese on the pasta.
• 8 top with 2-3 cups of the meat sauce.
• 9 top with remaining pasta; 1 cup sauce; 1 cup mozzarella; then top with grated cheese.
• 10 bake for 30 minutes. placing foil on the rack below to catch any spillage that may occur for this is packed with goodness.
• 11 meanwhile let the sauce keep simmering to use if desired on top of the baked ziti.