Creamy Baked Ziti

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Creamy is the key word here, as sour cream and cream cheese take a tomato, marinara and ziti casserole to a whole new level of pasta deliciousness.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

40 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

cups ziti pasta, uncooked

jar (24 oz.) marinara sauce

can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained

oz. (3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

3/4

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA

1/3

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

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.

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.

BAKE 20 min. or until heated through.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Make Ahead

This tasty pasta dish can be assembled ahead of time. Refrigerate up to 8 hours. When ready to serve, bake, uncovered, 30 to 35 min. or until heated through.

Size-Wise

Enjoy your favorite foods while keeping portion size in mind.

Substitute

Prepare using regular KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese.

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Mlb4u31

posted:4/27/2011

Made this tonight because I needed something that would have leftovers so my other half wouldn't starve the next day when I was out of town (LOL). Was a nice change to the normal baked ziti I am used to. Didn't use the tomatoes since he hates them so just added an extra half a jar of sauce. Would recommend and will make again!

reslerserena

posted:4/19/2011

My whole family loved this recipe. I have 3 young children, 2 of whom are very picky eaters. They ate this for every meal until it was gone and then were very sad when it was.

casherc

posted:4/13/2011

Delicious! Served to company and they enjoyed it too. As with most Kraft recipes, I had to add additional seasonings.

stephanieagui

posted:4/3/2011

Really loved this dish. I am making it again tonight just minus the sour cream. Wonderful dish.

pilotbaby

posted:3/22/2011

I love the creamy aspect. I make a different version without the cream cheese, but I like this too. Easy to make and tastes great as leftovers!

monicastcyr

posted:3/22/2011

boring,plain

amosebey

posted:3/2/2011

I love this recipe because I can't think of one person I know (and I know LOTS of picky eaters) who wouldn't like this. It is easy to make and leftovers are just as good as the original meal. I added beef to it just because we don't do meatless meals at my house (my husbands fault). Will make again and again!

slbyrd06

posted:2/26/2011

Easy & tasty. Next time I'm going to add a pound of burger though. Otherwise good!

DLEyre

posted:2/22/2011

Easy and delicious! I cut down the fat using light sour cream and neufchatel cream cheese. Next time I might add some fresh garlic and maybe some crumbled sausage. But definitely going to be making this recipe again!

berryjaime

posted:2/21/2011

Not too good in my opinion. I don't think we'll try this one again