CREAMY BAKED ZITI

Creamy Baked Ziti image

Creamy is the key word here, as sour cream and cream cheese take a tomato, marinara and ziti casserole to a whole new level of pasta deliciousness.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings

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 Cream Cheese, cubed
3/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
1/3 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 650 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 17 g