Broccoli and ziti casserole

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Olive oil
2 Cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds Fresh broccoli, cooked, chopped
4 cups Italian tomato sauce
1 pounds Ziti, cooked according to package
½ cup Parmesan cheese
¼ pounds Mozzarella cheese, grated (optional)
2 pounds (16 oz.) low fat Ricotta cheese
½ cup Seasoned bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Toasted wheat germ (optional)

Directions

Heat olive oil in skillet. Saute garlic until softened, not brown. Stir broccoli into garlic oil; set aside. In casserole (9x13), layer half tomato sauce, half the ziti, half Parmesan cheese* and all Mozzarella*, all broccoli, all Ricotta. (*Have cheeses mixed together.) Then layer remaining ziti. Add sauce, crumbs, wheat germ and remaining Parmesan. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes (10 minutes longer if dish has been refrigerated before cooking). Uncover during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Sauce should be bubbling and top lightly brown.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #186 by Julie Bertholf <jewel1@...> on Jul 18, 1997

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