Baked Ziti

1 pound short-cut pasta
1 pound ricotta cheese
2 eggs
half cup of pecorino romana
lots of chopped parsley
1-2 cloves of minced garlic (to taste)
bag of shredded mozzarella or a ball of mozz. that you grate(about 8 0zs.)
About 4 cups of gravy

Cook pasta in the usual way. Meanwhile mix all ingredients except gravy and mozzarella. Prepare a 13 x9 casserole dish by spraying with Pam and covering the bottom with a thin layer of gravy. Begin to layer pasta, cheese mixture, gravy and so on. End with gravy and finish with the grated mozzarella. Bake in a 350 oven, loosely covered with tin foil, for about 45 min. or till bubbly. Let sit about 10 min. before serving. Don't skimp on the gravy and have extra gravy to serve at the table.

Variations

Use same ricotta mixture and buy Barilla's Ready to Use lasagna (no boil). Follow directions on the box.

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Use same ricotta mixture. Buy regular lasagna, boil and lay out the strips on a clean towel. Spread each strip with cheese mixture. Roll up each strip and place in a prepared casserole. Pour gravy over all rolls and follow baking procedure above. Ground meat or loose sausage (remove casing) can be added to any of the above. Just saute meat first before using.