Baked Ziti Recipe

This is a pretty standard baked ziti that is quick and easy to make. Great for an on the go family

• Meal Type: Pasta
• Ethnicity: Italian
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients

• 16oz package Ziti
• 32oz jar Spaghetti Sauce
• 16oz Cottage Cheese
• 1lb ground beef
• 2 eggs (uncooked)
• Parmesan cheese
• 1 small package pepperoni slices (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
2. Prepare Ziti as directed on package
3. Brown ground beef. Drain fat from browned ground beef, and stir in spaghetti sauce
4. In a separate mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, eggs, 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese, and cooked ziti
5. Spread about 1 cup of the ground beef mixture on the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish
6. Pour cheese/ziti mixture into baking dish
7. Pour ground beef mixture over the ziti mixture
8. Spread pepperoni slices over mixture (if using), then sprinkle additional parmesan cheese to desired level
9. Bake for 30 minutes, cool for 5 minutes, then serve!