It’s been a while! This whole trying to finish a PhD thing has been pretty time-consuming 😉

But that’s the beauty of easy recipes like this Baked Ziti. It is the perfect meal for serving for a group or for meal-prepping and eating over the next few days. Dishes with a tomato sauce base always taste so much better the next day as the flavors blend even more. 

This Baked Ziti comes together pretty quickly. Sauté onions and garlic, add in the pasta sauce, and let simmer while you boil the pasta. 

Prepare a 9×13 pan with butter or oil. Then layer as followed: 1) half the pasta, 2) half the beef sauce stirred in, 3) provolone cheese, 4) sour cream/ricotta  cheese, 5) remaining pasta, 6) remaining beef sauce, 7) mozzarella cheese,  and 8) parmesan cheese.

Bake (covered with foil for half the time) in your preheated oven until warmed through and cheeses have melted. 

If you want to freeze the Baked Ziti to prepare later (perfect for dinner parties!): prepared in aluminum foil pan and layer as instructed then cover and freeze. To bake later, heat at same temperature until it is warmed and melted.

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This recipe is a must try. You’ll fall in love with this Baked Ziti and it will quickly become a staple. Make a double batch, one to eat now and one to freeze for later. You’ll thank me!