CIAO BELLA PASTA AL FORNO (BAKED ZITI)

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For our family Pasta al Forno or Baked Ziti is simple and uncomplicated. Just the sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, and pasta. We reserve the ricotta cheese for lasagna. When my sister and I were kids my Mom used to make teeny tiny meatballs and throw that in too or chopped up left over mortadella (it's like an Italian ham...

Provided by Anna Sciancalepore Antoniello

Categories     Pasta

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 recipe for ciao bella salsa pomodoro (tomato sauce)
1 lb penne pasta, cooked for only 5 or 6 minutes
1 lb mozzarella, shredded
1/4-1/2 c parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 2. In a 9" X 13" baking dish ladle enough sauce to cover bottom of pan.
  • 3. Spread half the pasta and shredded mozzarella. Cover with sauce and sprinkle some parmesan cheese evenly over sauce.
  • 4. Repeat for the second layer. Bake for 45 minutes.

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