Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Sweet Sara Baked Ziti


Ingredients

1 lb ziti
2.5 cups of Classico tomato sauce
1 cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 lb fresh mozzarella, half cut into 1/2'' cubes & half thinly sliced
3/4 cup fresh grated parmesan, divided
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Fill a large pot with water and a splash of EVOO and bring to a boil. Cook ziti approximately 1-2 minutes less than package directions. Drain.

In a large bowl combine the sauce, spinach, mozzarella cubes, half the parmesan and red pepper flakes. Once thoroughly combined then add the drained pasta.

Prepare a 9'' by 13'' baking dish (spray it with canola oil spray). Add the pasta mixture to the dish and cover with the slices of mozzarella and the rest of the parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes. If it's not browned enough then put the oven on broil for an additional 5 minutes...but watch it so it doesn't burn.