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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wildewoodmomof2

posted:11/6/2010

Yummy. Fab recipe. I added sausage and a little seasonings (garlic, oregano, & onion powder)--my family loved this one. Will definitely add to recipe box and make again. Great with garlic bread.

majackowski

posted:11/6/2010

My family loved this recipe! Since I'm on a low sodium diet, I substituted the canned, diced tomatoes with my own home-canned without salt added, then I omitted the parmesan cheese to further decrease the sodium and it turned out delicious. There is still enough sodium in the rest of the ingredients to keep it flavorful.

cherrytf

posted:11/6/2010

My kids said, "That was an awesome dinner, Mom!" Hubby couldn't stop eating, too.

a cook

posted:11/5/2010

We added leftover italian sausage. Delicious.

earld991

posted:11/4/2010

This was very easy to make and can truly feed 8 people. Tasted very good. I was worried about the salt content but it was fine. Saw recipe and planned to make it 2 days later used rigatoni pasta(store out of ziti)I will make this again.

icerose87

posted:11/4/2010

Very yummy! Even my picky dad liked it! I made breadsticks and salad with it.

a cook

posted:11/4/2010

This was really good. I added hot Italian sausage, and since I had a 32-oz. jar of pasta sauce (thank you Costco) decided to round up with some of the other ingredients. I used a 16-oz. box of ziti, 1 cup of sour cream, and 8 ounces of cream cheese. I don't like recipes that call for partial containers, because the rest never seems to get used. Using a little bit more didn't seem to affect the dish, and I have plenty of leftovers. Will make again for sure.

aquarian_girl

posted:11/4/2010

It was great. The only change I made was adding graound beef.

a cook

posted:11/4/2010

This was delicious (my husband said it was "outstanding"!) Just a couple of additions: 1 package of fried Italian sausage (SO good with this!) and I doctored up the jar of marinara I used. Same way I'd make my own. I also added a bit more cheese than it called for. This made a ton and I even had plenty for leftovers as well as some to freeze.

que10

posted:11/4/2010

This is a great recipe, my family loved it. I added ground beef and ground italian sausage. Then topped it off pepperoni's.