Carter Family Recipes

Creamy Baked Ziti
Creamy is the key word here, as sour cream and cream cheese take a tomato, marinara and ziti casserole to a whole new level of pasta deliciousness.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups ziti pasta, uncooked
  • 1 jar (24 ounces) spaghetti sauce
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 6 ounces cream cheese, cubed
  • 3/4 cup  sour dream
  • 8 ounces KRAFT® Shredded Three Cheese with a Touch of PHILADELPHIA®
  • 1/3 cup  Parmesan cheese; grated

  Preparation

  1. Heat oven to 375°F.
  2. Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Remove from pan; drain.
  3. Meanwhile, add spaghetti sauce, tomatoes and cream cheese to same pan; cook on medium heat 5 minutes or until cream cheese is melted and mixture is blended, stirring frequently. Return pasta to pan; mix well.
  4. Layer half the pasta mixture in 13×9-inch baking dish; cover with layers of sour cream, 1 cup mozzarella and remaining pasta mixture. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
  5. Bake 20 minutes or until heated through.

Yield: 8 servings.

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One response to “Creamy Baked Ziti”

  1. Steve W. Carter Avatar

    We baked the pasta for lunch today – it was very rich and creamy. Very good!

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