Baked Ziti

Baked Ziti

1 pound of ground beef

2 cans or jars (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce*

1 jar (16 oz.) Garlic Alfredo Sauce

1 box (1 lb.) Penne Pasta

½ yellow onion diced (optional)

1 bag (2 cups) Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray.

Prepare pasta according to directions.

In a medium sauce pan, brown ground beef with onion (if using). After beef is brown and crumbled, drain excess grease. Put back in pot and pour in one jar of spaghetti sauce. Keep mixture on low until pasta is done.

When pasta is finished, drain and combine pasta and Alfredo sauce until thoroughly coated.

Pour pasta mixture into bottom of 9x13 dish. Cover pasta with spaghetti sauce mixture. Sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly. Let rest for about 5 minutes after taking out of oven.

*The second jar of spaghetti sauce is optional. You can add additional sauce to each serving as desired......also works good to dip garlic bread in!

 

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