Creamy Ziti
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Creamy Ziti
This is it! The Geller ziti; Hubby and I are famous in our neighborhood for this yummy dish. It's a quick prep, but it lasts long in people's memories.
Times
- Prep Time : 12 min min
- Ready Time : 12 min
Servings
6 - 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (1-pound) box ziti or penne rigate
- 2 (26-ounce) jars prepared marinara sauce
- 1 (32-ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 2 (8-ounce) packages shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cook ziti about 2 to 3 minutes less than package directions for al dente pasta. Drain, rinse with cold water to stop the cooking and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix marinara sauce, ricotta and 1 cup of mozzarella.
- Pour about 2 cups of the sauce mixture in prepared pan, spreading over bottom.
- Combine ziti and remaining sauce mixture and stir until well combined, making sure there are no dry patches of pasta. Pour into pan and spread to edges.
- Sprinkle remaining mozzarella over ziti to cover.
- Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray and cover ziti. This will keep the cheese from sticking to the foil.
- Bake, covered, at 375 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Uncover and continue baking until cheese is golden brown and bubbly.
- Serve hot, straight out of the pan.
Tips
One of the secrets to this ziti is that the pasta is slightly undercooked before it goes into the oven, which helps prevent it from becoming too mushy.
Contributed by: Quick & Kosher, JAMIE GELLER
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I made this and it was a hit. SO GOOD! A quick suggestion: sautee onions, garlic and mushrooms and add them into the ziti mixture before baking. Really quick and a great addition!
What a GREAT!!! idea. It’s so hard to deviate when you’ve made something one way for so long. I love this, thanks for sharing.
great and easy recipe!
i add frozen spinach to the boiling pasta – makes this dish ‘somewhat’ healthy!