Baked Ziti Casserole
You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Baked Ziti Casserole a try. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 423 calories, 22g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. If you have salt, ziti, tomato sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Instructions
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook ziti in boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 13 minutes; drain. Rinse ziti with cold water until cool; drain.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Mix ziti, ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, egg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
Spread 1/2 cup tomato sauce into the bottom of a 2 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
Pour ziti mixture into the dish. Top with remaining 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Bake in preheated oven until sauce and cheese layer is bubbly and lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
Let cool 10 minutes before serving.