Baked Ziti
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Basic dinner for friends is what this is. The tomato sauce in question is my
All-Day Tomato Sauce but you can also use a basic marinara sauce.
This recipe is based somewhat on the Cooks Illustrated recipe in their recent
Italian Classics book in philosophy and technique, but uses more cheese and is
generally a more involved recipe.
1 lb ziti or penne
4 c homemade tomato sauce
12 oz mozarella cheese, shredded
1/4 c shredded parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350F.
Cook the pasta according to the package directions, making sure that it is no
more than al dente and preferably slightly underdone. Reserve 1/4 c of the pasta
water when you drain the pasta.
Lighly grease a 9x13 baking dish or the equivalent. After draining the pasta,
return it to the pot with the reserved pasta water and add tomato sauce. Toss
pasta in sauce, then spread half the sauced pasta in the bottom of the pan.
Spread half the cheese on top, then put the rest of the pasta on the top; top
off with cheese and bake in 350F oven for 20-30 minutes or until sauce is
bubbling.
Variation: Brown some crumbled sausage or hamburger meat and mix in to the pasta
with the sauce.
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