BEST BAKED ZITI RECIPE

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Enjoy our Best Baked Ziti Recipe, a creamy, cheesy baked ziti. Our Best Baked Ziti Recipe is made with better-for-you versions of sour cream & mozzarella.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 45m

Yield 8 servings, 1 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 7

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Ingredients

4 cups ziti pasta, uncooked
1 jar (24 oz.) CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
6 oz. (3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed
3/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1/3 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

Heat oven to 375ºF.
Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Remove from pan; drain. Meanwhile, cook pasta sauce, tomatoes and Neufchatel in same pan on medium heat 5 min. or until Neufchatel is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently.
Toss pasta with sauce; spread half onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with layers of sour cream, 1 cup mozzarella and remaining pasta mixture; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 1050 mg, Carbohydrate 48 g, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 14 g, Protein 20 g