Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Three-Cheese Pasta Bake

Ingredients:

 

1 (16-ounce) package ziti
2 (10-ounce) containers refrigerated Alfredo sauce 

1 (8-ounce) container sour cream 

1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese

2 large eggs, lightly beaten 

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese

 

Directions:

 

Prepare ziti according to package directions; drain and return to pot.

Stir together Alfredo sauce and sour cream; toss with ziti until evenly coated 

Spoon half of mixture into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
 
Stir together ricotta cheese and next 3 ingredients; spread evenly over pasta mixture in baking dish. Spoon remaining pasta mixture evenly over ricotta cheese layer; sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese.
 
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly. 

Note: Ziti pasta is shaped in long, thin tubes; penne or rigatoni pasta may be substituted, if desired.