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Baked Ziti with Tomato Sauce
Category: Starches
Equipment: Pot, colander, bowl, spoon, hotel pan
No. Servings: 10
Serving Size: 8 oz. (225 g)
Yield: 5 lb. (2.2 kg)
Ingredients
1 lb.
ziti pasta (dry)
1 qt.
tomato sauce
to taste
fresh basil, chiffonade (optional)
1 lb.
* mozzarella cheese, grated
3 oz.
* Parmesan cheese, grated
Method
1
Cook ziti in salted boiling water, drain, and refresh.
2
Mix cooked pasta with tomato sauce and fresh basil. Mix to coat pasta with sauce.
3
Lightly spray a half-size hotel pan with pan spray. Add half of the pasta mixture to the pan and level.
4
Sprinkle one-third of the mozzarella and one-third of the Parmesan over the pasta and add the remaining pasta mixture to the pan.
5
Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan over the pasta.
6
**Bake at 350°F (177°C) for about 40 minutes until it reaches 165°F (74°C). Remove from oven and allow it to “rest” for five minutes before serving or, hold at or above 135°F (57°C) until service.