Baked Ziti

Baked Ziti

Ingredients:

1 pound package tube-shaped pasta, cooked

1 pound ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

optional: additional seasonings to taste (italian seasoning, garlic, salt pepper, etc.)

1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1.      In large saucepan over medium-high heat, brown ground beef, pour off fat and return to pan. Add in onions and cook, then add seasonings to meat as desired

2.      Stir in pasta sauce, 1½ cup mozzarella cheese and cooked pasta. Pour into a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until hot.

To freeze: prepare ziti but do not bake. Cover tightly with foil and freeze. Bake frozen ziti covered at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until hot. Bake thawed ziti covered at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until hot.