Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. dry ziti pasta
• 4 cups ziti sauce (recipe below)
• ziti topping (recipe below)

Ziti Sauce:

• 4 cups favorite tomato sauce
• 2 cups favorite alfredo sauce (I used the homemade recipe on this blog)
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 cup shredded mozarella cheese
• 3 TBS. shredded fontina cheese (I just used the parmesan mixed cheese from Walmart)

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend thoroughly. Cover, set aside and refrigerate until ready to use.

Ziti Topping:

• 3 TBS. grated Romano cheese
• 3 TBS. grated parmesan cheese
• 3 cups shredded mozarella
• 1/2 cup italian bread crumbs
• 1 TBS. chopped garlic
• 3 TBS. vegetable oil
• 3 TBS. chopped fresh parsley

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend thoroughly.

Assembling the dish:

Cook ziti according to package directions. Spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup ziti sauce in the bottom of the pan and spread around using the back of a spoon. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. When pasta has finished cooking, drain and pour into the bowl with the remaining ziti sauce. Toss and cover pasta completely. Pour pasta and sauce in the 9x13 pan. Evenly distribute the ziti topping onto the pan. Place on center rack in the oven until top is lightly browned and cheese is bubbling, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately.

*This recipe is HUGE! I would half it for a family of 6. My family of 4 didn't even finish 1/4 of it! LEFTOVERS! This is FOR SURE my favorite dinner!