Baked Three-Cheese Ziti

Name: Baked Three-Cheese Ziti
Prep time: 51 min
Cook time: 51 min
Total time: 51 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 710 milliliters marinara sauce; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 8 servings Freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 3 Tbsps jarred pesto sauce; 0 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper; 237 milliliters ricotta cheese; 227 grams package shredded mozzarella cheese; 340 grams uncooked ziti pasta

Baked Three-Cheese Ziti requires approximately 51 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 482 calories, 30g of protein, and 23g of fat each. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rather cheap main course. If you have pesto sauce, pepper, parmesan cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and transfer to a large bowl.

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Pasta

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Bowl

Add 2 cups marinara sauce, half of mozzarella cheese, half of Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, pesto, and red pepper, stirring gently to blend.

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Mozzarella

Parmesan

Marinara Sauce

Ricotta Cheese

Red Pepper

Pesto

Spoon pasta mixture into a lightly greased 13" x 9" baking dish. Spoon remaining marinara sauce over pasta; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan

Marinara Sauce

Mozzarella

Pasta

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