Main dishes

Creamy Baked Ziti

photo by:kraft

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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pageohana6

posted:5/6/2013

Family loved it. I added a pd of hamburger to make it more filling. Came out great,but noticed next day it was a tad dry. Next time gonna add 1/2 jar more marinara as well as another pckg cream cheese. Needless to say there were no leftovers.

GinaM93

posted:4/11/2013

I love this recipe! First time I made it, I used all the ingredients listed. It turned out very well, but I'm not a fan of sour cream so the next time I made it I didn't use it. Instead of using mozzarella cheese I use a 5 cheese italian by kraft. Instead of using regular marinara sauce I use a Ricotta Parmesan sauce. With the minor changes I made it still turns out to be a very good meal! And it's definitely a favorite in my house!

a cook

posted:3/4/2013

Everyone liked it in our house!

maureenlavorgne

posted:3/3/2013

Absolutely delicious! My husband couldn't get enough of this! Very Creamy and a lot of taste. I used low cal/low fat ingredients on just about all of it and it was still delicious.

nicolehilde

posted:12/1/2012

Really good! My toddler loved it my husband needs meet :) Next time I will add chicken to satisfy the hungry man in my house,

justberkie

posted:11/14/2012

Really rich and creamy. Almost need to cut back on the cream cheese but otherwise fabulous!

symrice

posted:11/7/2012

Yummy!! and easy to make. Even my husband, who usually doesn't comment on food, said it was good. Will add some meat next time I make this.

a cook

posted:11/2/2012

I thought this dish could not be good because it was too simple to make, I was wrong, it was really good. My daughter who is not a soup person had two bowls.

kewissma

posted:11/2/2012

Ive made this a few times, and loved it each and every time! my two kids (5 and 4) and my husband love it! (but he loves anything)...the only thing i would say i wouldnt do again, it make with a fat free cream cheese...it doesnt leave a good after taste!

bamasr05

posted:11/1/2012

I added one small onion and a green and red bell pepper. I like my food a little spicy so I also added Tony's seasoning to taste. This was a great quick meal that my husband and I enjoyed even as leftovers.