Baked Ziti And Meatball Casserole

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Great recipe fo serve a bunch. If you have meatballs and tomato sauce recipe #240802 waiting for you in the freezer;it is fast to prepare.

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Steps

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In saucepot , prepare pasta as label directs in boiling salted water , drain.

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Return pasta to saucepot.

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Meanwhile , in 3-quart saucepan , heat tomato sauce , covered , until hot over medium-low heat.

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Add 3 cups sauce to pasta in saucepot , toss well.

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Reserve remaining 1 cup sauce.

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In medium bowl , stir together egg , ricotta cheese , parmesan cheese , parsley , salt , and pepper.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees f.

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Into 3 1 / 2- to 4-quart shallow casserole or 13-inch by 9-inch glass baking dish , spoon half the pasta mixture , top with all the sliced meatballs.

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Drop ricotta-cheese mixture by spoonfuls evenly over meatball layer.

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Spoon remaining pasta mixture over ricotta-cheese layer , then spoon remaining 1 cup sauce over pasta.

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Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.

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Bake , uncovered , 60 minutes or until very hot and cheese browns slightly.

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Ingredients

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ziti pasta, tomato sauce, egg, part-skim ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, salt, fresh coarse ground black pepper, meatballs, part-skim mozzarella cheese