Easy Baked Ziti

Ingredients:

1 box (16 oz.) ziti or rigatoni pasta

1 jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce

1 container (15 oz.) low fat ricotta cheese

1 package (8 oz.) part-skim mozzarella cheese

¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

Photo from Kraft Recipes

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.

MIX spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese and reserved 1/2 cup pasta cooking water in large bowl. Add pasta and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese; mix lightly. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.

BAKE 30 min.; uncover. Bake an additional 10 min. or until heated through. Makes 8 servings.

*Casserole can be frozen.  To freeze, wrap unbaked casserole in saran wrap or aluminum foil.  Bake frozen casserole for 1 hour at 350 degrees covered, then 10 minutes uncovered.  

Grocery Item	Cost	Weekly Sale
Pasta	$1.00	On Sale at Cub 10/$10
Sauce	$1.48	Ragu on sale at Cub for $1.48
Ricotta	$2.50
Mozzarella	$2.49	Kraft Shredded Cheese on sale at Cub for $2.49, at Econo Foods 2/$3.00 with coupon (must purchase 5)
Parmesan	$2.99	Crystal Farms Grated Parmesan on sale at Cub for $2.99, Econo Foods 2/$5.00
Total	$10.46	($1.31 per serving)

Serving Suggestions: Serve baked ziti with frozen green beans (Bird’s Eye Vegetables on Sale at Econo Foods 2/$4.00), french bread (On Sale at Econo Foods for $1.69), and cantaloupe (cantaloupe on sale at Cub for $1.77).