Ziti Al Forno (from The Sopranos Family Cookbook)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins 

Ingredients

• Servings: 16-17
• 1 lb ziti pasta, cooked
• salt
• pasta sauce
• meatballs (sunday gravy (real italian spaghetti sauce)and meatballs)
• 1 cup freshly grated romano cheese or 1 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• 1 cup ricotta cheese (i use cottage cheese)
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into small pieces
• grated cheese, to sprinkle on top

Recipe

• put all the ziti in a large bowl.
• toss ziti with 3 cups of the gravy and half of the grated cheese.
• spoon half of the ziti into a casserole dish.
• spread the ricotta over the top of the ziti.
• sprinkle with the mozzarella and rest of grated cheese.
• pour on 1 cup of sauce.
• top with remaining ziti and rest of sauce (it will be almost overflowing) sprinkle with more grated cheese.
• bake covered with foil for 45 minutes and then uncovered for 15 minutes.
• let stand 15 minutes.
• tell me immediately how it was!