Crowd Pleasin Baked Ziti

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees .
  2. Coat a 9 x 13 pan with PAM and set aside.
  3. In a saucepan, combine the tomatoes with juice from can, basil, oregano, salt and pepper, 2 Tbs.
  4. onion, grated or chopped very fine, and the clove of garlic pressed.
  5. Add these to the Tomatoes.
  6. Break up the tomatoes with the back of your spoon, and simmer while you shred the cheese and cook the noodles.
  7. Combine the ricotta, Swiss, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses along with the parsley.
  8. Check it for salt and pepper.
  9. Set aside.
  10. Cook the Ziti according to package directions and drain well.
  11. Stir the sauce into the hot, drained noodles, then stir the cheese mixture into the noodles and sauce, mixing well.
  12. Pour into the baking pan.
  13. Top with six slices of provolone cheese and extra Parmesan.
  14. Cover loosely and bake for 15 minutes.
  15. Remove the foil and bake for 15 or 20 minutes longer.
  16. In the last few minutes of baking, spoon over the melted provolone a cup or more of your favorite marinara sauce (mine is Paul Newmans) and sprinkle with extra Parmesan.
  17. The result is well worth the addition of the marinara.
  18. The Ziti is moist, tomato-y, cheesy, and delicious!
  19. Enjoy!
  20. (This recipe courtesy of my dear friend Beth Sollars the Singingirl Cooks Gal!)

tomatoes, dried basil, oregano, salt, onion, clove garlic, ricotta cheese, swiss cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan, favorite marinara sauce, provolone cheese, parsley

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/crowd-pleasine28099-baked-ziti/ (may not work)

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