Baked Ziti

• servings: 10 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

1 pound dry ziti pasta

1 onion, chopped

1 pound lean ground beef

2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce

6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced

1 ½ cups sour cream

6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.

Meanwhile, brown ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in spaghetti sauce and simmer for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Spread 1/2 of the ziti in the bottom of the prepared dish.

Top with Provolone cheese.

Top with sour cream.

Add 1/2 of the meat sauce, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese, and remaining meat sauce. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheeses have melted, about 30 minutes.

Notes

Can this be frozen and baked at a later time?

Yes! Pop in the fridge overnight the day before. If you don’t have time, I’ve had relatives actually cook it straight from frozen. Be mindful to put in oven as you preheat (instead of putting frozen dish in hot oven).

Nutrition

• Calories: 578 kcal
• Total Fat: 25 g
• Saturated Fat: 13 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 71 mg
• Sodium: 914 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 58 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6 g
• Total Sugars: 14 g
• Protein: 28 g