Packed with cheese, sauce, and pasta, this baked casserole is as comforting as it is filling.
Ingredients
- ziti pasta: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
- egg, lightly: 1 piece (beaten)
- ricotta cheese: 1 container (15 ounce container)
- Parmesan cheese: 0.25 cup (grated)
- meatless spaghetti sauce: 1 jar (28 ounce jar, divided)
- part-skim mozzarella cheese: 2 cups (divided, shredded)
- Parmesan cheese: 0.25 cup (divided, grated)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in ziti pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
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Combine egg, ricotta cheese, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Spread 1/3 the spaghetti sauce in prepared baking dish. Top with 1/2 the pasta, 1/2 the ricotta mixture, 1/3 the spaghetti sauce, 1/2 the mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 the Parmesan cheese; repeat layers. Top with remaining spaghetti sauce and Parmesan cheese; cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
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Bake in preheated oven until heated through, 45 to 50 minutes.
