Cheesy Italian baked Ziti/Penne Pasta

Baked Ziti casserole is a crowd favorite and goes a long way! It is simple to put together will feed 8-12 people. Allow 30 minutes to prep since you have to cook the pasta and chop onions & basil. This includes cooking the meat and heating up the marinara sauce. Cooking time is 25-30 minutes in your oven. Here is what you will need: 1 pound of Ziti or Penne Pasta - use a pasta with ridges on it to hold the sauce. 1 pound of meat - I use 1/3 pork, 1/3 veal & 1/3 beef 1 onion diced 2 cloves of garlic, chopped or 1 tsp. minced 5 cups of marinara sauce (see below for my homemade recipe or use Rao's) 15 oz. of Ricotta cheese 10 fresh Basil leaves 12 oz. mozzarella cheese, grated 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, finely grated Use a deep casserole dish to bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Link for homemade marinara sauce -    • Homemade Marinara Sauce!   Link for Caesar's Salad Dressing -    • How to make Caesar salad with Homemade Dre...   #eatathome #cooking #italianrecipes #bakedziti #cheese #cookingathome