Ziti - Baked

By grammadot

Ingredients

• 1 lb ziti
• salt to taste
• water
• marinara sauce
• mini meatballs (your recipe)
• 1 15oz container whole milk ricotta cheese
• 12 oz sliced or shredded mozzarella
• 1 c fresh grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 400
Cook ziti in large amount of salted boiling water. Cook until al dente. (do not overcook) Drain and place in large bowl. Add 2 c marinara sauce and stir.
Lightly oil bottom of 9x13" baking dish. Add half the cooked ziti. Add the meatballs in a single layer, 2 c mozzarella, and half the parmigiano-reggiano. Drop the ricotta by tablespoonfuls over the pasta. Cover with the remaining ziti, 4 c marinara, the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and the remaining parmigiano.
Bake in preheated oven 20 to 30 minutes until hot and bubbly. Let rest 15 minutes and serve with extra marinara sauce.