Creamy Baked Ziti

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Ziti pasta bakes with layers of creamy tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese in an easy and comforting dish that's ready in less than an hour.

Submitted by Kraft
Updated on November 3, 2023
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Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 servings
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

  • 4 cups ziti pasta, uncooked

  • 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce

  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained

  • 6 ounces PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

  • ¾ cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

  • 1 (8 ounce) package KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA

  • ⅓ cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

  2. Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Remove from pan; drain. Meanwhile, add marinara sauce, tomatoes and cream cheese to same pan; cook on medium heat 5 min. or until cream cheese is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Return pasta to pan; mix well.

  3. Layer half the pasta mixture in 13x9-inch baking dish; cover with layers of sour cream, 1 cup mozzarella and remaining pasta mixture. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.

  4. Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

366 home cooks made it!