Brett – The Sopranos Cookbook

Ingredients

• 1 pound ziti
• Sunday Gravy (page 201) –OR- Grammie’s Bolognese (page 204) –OR-
  bottled meat sauce, divided
• 1 cup fresh Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces mozzarella, diced small

Directions

Cook ziti as directed. Toss cooked ziti with 3 cups sauce and half the Parmesan. Stir in meatballs. Spoon in half the ziti into a shallow 31/2 quart baking dish. Spread the ricotta on top and sprinkle with mozzarella and half of the remaining Parmesan.

Pour on 1 cup sauce. Top with remaining ziti and another cup of sauce. Sprinkle with rest of Parmesan. Cover with foil. Bake at 350˚ for 45 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 15–30 minutes until the center is hot and sauce is bubbling around the edges. Cover and let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Ziti can be refrigerated for several hours to overnight before baking. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking