Easy Meatless Baked Ziti with Ricotta + Mozzarella

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Easy Meatless Baked Ziti with Ricotta + Mozzarella

This Meatless Baked Ziti is a simple and easy dinner that you will never get tired of making. It has three kinds of cheeses: ricotta, mozzarella, and pecorino romano.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Meatless Baked Ziti

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

Servings Servings

Calories 473kcal

Author Megan

Ingredients

16 oz ziti
1 24 oz jar of pasta sauce 3 cups
15 oz whole milk ricotta cheese
8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese 2 cups
1 egg
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup grated pecorino romano cheese

Instructions

Heat oven to 375F.
Cook pasta as directed on the packaging until it’s al dente. Do not overcook the pasta.
In large bowl, mix together 1-½ cups pasta sauce, ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, an egg, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, and pepper.
Spread ½ cup of pasta sauce onto the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Add pasta, then ricotta cheese mixture. Mix the two together. Then top with the remaining cup of pasta sauce. Sprinkle with the remaining cup of mozzarella and the pecorino romano. Cover the dish with foil.
Bake, covered, for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake until bubbly and cheese have melted, about 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

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