Baked Ziti

Submitted by AMK2009

"I got this recipe from a friend when we had a group dinner. It's really good but it takes a little while to make so multi-tasking might be a good idea."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 9x13 pan

ingredients

• 16 ounces ziti pasta or 16 ounces other pastas
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese, plus
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, separated
• 1 (8 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, plus
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese, separated (uses all of 1 (16oz?)
• 30 ounces spaghetti sauce (Ragu, Prego, etc.)
• 1 lb ground beef (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400*F.
2. Boil pasta as directed on box.
3. When cooked, drain, return to pot and cover. In a medium saucepan, melt 6 tablespoons butter.
4. When melted, add 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese, 1 can of evaporated milk, and 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
5. Mix until cheese is melted.
6. Pour mixture onto pasta and stir.
7. Pour the pasta mixture into a greased 9x13 pan.
8. Sprinkle 3 cups mozzarella on top of pasta.
9. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
10. Remove from oven.
11. Pour 1 (30oz) jar of spaghetti sauce over the pasta.
12. (***Can add 1 lb. browned ground beef to the sauce before pouring over pasta. Sprinkle 1/4 cup parmesan cheese over the sauce.***).
13. Bake for 5-10 minutes, until sauce is warm.