Easy Baked Ziti Recipe

Ingredients:

1.5 pound pasta (ziti, rigatoni or any tubular shape works fine)

Marinara sauce, 1 jar

Ricotta cheese 15 oz container

Mozzarella cheese 8 oz, shredded

Parmesean Cheese ½ cup grated

1 egg

Fresh parsley, ¼ cup

Salt and pepper

Heat oven to 375 F.

Boil water and cook pasta for 2 minutes less than the suggested cook time.

While the pasta is cooking mix ricotta, ¾ of mozzarerlla and all of the parmesean cheese in a bowl with the egg and parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste (ok if you leave it out).

After pasta is done add it to a 9x13 in glass baking dish which contains ~3/4 cup of marinara sauce. Mix pasta and marina together. Once the pasta is coated, mix in the cheese mixture. Top with marinara sauce to taste (~1/2 cup) and sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella on top.

Bake for 30-40 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly on top. You can also make this ahead of time and refrigerate it for 1-2 days then pop it in the oven for ~ 1 hour.