Better Baked Ziti

What You’ll Need:

1 pound ziti
1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
3 cups (12 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 (28-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

What To Do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish or 3-quart casserole with cooking spray.

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook ziti until just barely tender; drain and place in a large bowl.

Add ricotta cheese, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, garlic, salt, and parsley to the ziti; mix well. Spread half the spaghetti sauce over bottom of prepared baking dish. Spoon ziti mixture into baking dish; cover with remaining spaghetti sauce, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Bake 25 minutes, then top with remaining mozzarella cheese and bake 10 additional minutes, or until heated through.

Notes:

Use your favorite type of flavored spaghetti sauce to add additional flavor to this ziti. And don’t worry if you don’t have ziti on hand — just substitute any other equal-sized pasta shape.

From: https://www.mrfood.com/Casseroles/Better-Baked-Ziti