Baked Ziti
- 1-1/2 lb. ziti
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- 4 hard boilded eggs
- 1/4 lb. mortadella *
- 1/2 cup ricotta
- 1 to 2 qt. tomato sauce
- 2 cups Besciamella Sauce
- Cook pasta in salted water until al dente.
- Meanwhile, heat tomato sauce and make besciamella sauce.
- Once pasta is done drain and coat with 1/2 of the tomato sauce.
- In a 13x9-inch baking dish cover the bottom of dish with tomato sauce.
- Cover the bottom of the dish using half of the pasta.
- For the next layer, evenly distribute the ricotta.
- (Ricotta is very wet so just put it wherever it falls -- you won't use the whole 1/2 cup.)
- Slice the hard boiled eggs and mortadella and add both to the dish.
- Drizzle 1/2 of the besciamella and then add the provolone placeing each slice side-by-side creating a cheese layer.
- Top with remaining pasta (you should have 3 layers now; pasta layer, cheese/meat layer, pasta layer) Top off with remaining red and white sauce.
- Cover with aluminum foil to prevent drying and bake at 325F for 20-30 minutes or until bubbling.
- Remove foil 5 minutes before removing ziti from oven.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
provolone cheese, eggs, mortadella, ricotta, tomato sauce, besciamella sauce
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/18916 (may not work)