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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djames03

posted:11/12/2010

I liked the concept of this recipe, however when I made it, it seemed a bit too "creamy". Next time I make this I will omit the diced tomatoes and will substitute the sour cream for romano cheese. Also, I will add freshly ground pepper. The cream cheese added a yummy flavor to the marinara sauce. Can't wait to try my revised version!

court0604

posted:11/12/2010

I made this with diced tomatoes in garlic. It was delicious!!! I loved it!

a cook

posted:11/12/2010

This dish was very bland. I would not make it again. I would suggest trying the Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake instead. Similar ingredients but with MUCH more flavor.

midnight_dreamz80

posted:11/12/2010

We made this exactly the way the recipe stated. It turned out really well. Was going to add hamburger but decided to give it a try without for the first time and I found it very good without - seemed to even taste better warmed over. I plan on adding this recipe to my box and making again real soon.

jbernard29

posted:11/12/2010

Maybe I just didnt do it right but it lacked salt and didnt taset very good

a cook

posted:11/12/2010

Easy to make and very tasty.

Kathy861

posted:11/11/2010

Too rich. Next time I would add only 1/2 of the cream cheese, leave out the sour cream and the cup of mazarella cheese. I would only add a cup of cheese on top.

wrbin1945

posted:11/11/2010

Quite good, but next time I'll probably add meat---maybe italian sausage.

tjflores822

posted:11/11/2010

Never had cream cheese and sour cream in pasta before and this was EXCELLENT! Next time I may try to add some red pepper flakes and ground beef.

msmickig

posted:11/10/2010

Great hit with the family. They loved it!