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Baked Ziti #1, plain**

Source of Recipe

from homemaker at rc
I've been quite happy with the taste and the ease of
this recipe and have gotten raves about how good it was.

Baked Ziti #1, plain**

1 quart (32 ounces) or more homemade spaghetti sauce
16 ounces Ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
2 beaten eggs
1 Tablespoon, or to taste, dried garlic
1 pound ziti pasta, cooked
...al dente or a bit less, drained

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease 9 x 13 x 2 inch
baking pan.
Divide into 2, 8 x 8 x 2 inch pans and freeze one!)
In a super large bowl, completely combine 2 cups of the sauce,
the Ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, eggs, garlic and 1 cup of
the
Mozzarella cheese. Stir in the cooked ziti.
Spread 1 cup or a little more sauce in the bottom of the pan.
Spread the ziti mixture on top of sauce.
Spread at least 1 more cup of sauce on top.
Sprinkle with the rest of the Mozzarella.
Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and slightly brown
around the edges.

Notes:
This recipe freezes beautifully. After baking, allow ziti to cool down.
Once cool, cover top of baking pan with plastic wrap. Completely
cover the plastic wrap, tucking in edges if necessary, with heavy
foil. Freeze pan. The frozen pan can go in the oven, but cooking
time may increase to an hour or more. Cooking time is same as
above if ziti is allowed to defrost.
Also, freezing may cause the ziti to dry. You may wish to have
some extra sauce on hand, if you use it after freezing.