maleficent

Baked Ziti is a big crowd pleaser and is a little less time intensive than lasagna is.

You can adjust the amounts but it's

1 box of ziti pasta cooked according to package directions
1 large bottle of pasta sauce (or m ake your own)
1 lb of ground beef/pork/veal mix (or any combination) browned
1 lb of ricotta cheese
1 lg package of mozerella cheese grated.
8 oz parmesean cheese
(herbs and spices as appropriate)

Mix all ingredients in a large baking disk, except parmesean cheese.
Sprinkle parm on top (or use mozarella)

Bake, covered, at 350 for about an hour until everything is heated thru and cheese is all melty. Uncover for about 15 - 20 minutes, until cheese lightly browns.

Serve and enjoy

(this recipe I have easily tripled with pasta, and used less meats. you could also add in vegetables if you wanted to -- like spinach , or zucchini, or eggplant)
It also travels well

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