Oven Baked Pasta
[Ziti al forno]
Servings: 4
  • 4 cups [1 L] water
  • 12 ounces [340 g] 'ziti' or any other short tubular pasta
  • 4 ounces [113 g] Fontina or Mozzarella cheese
  • 1 [4-ounce / 113-g] piece pepperoni
  • 2 cups [500 mL] tomato spaghetti sauce
  • 1/4 cup [60 g] grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] pitted ripe olive slices
  • Preheat oven to 400°F [200°C].
  • Bring water to a boil.
  • Half boil pasta in boiling water [half the time specified on package]
  • Lightly grease 4 individual oval dishes or a 12 x 9-inch [30 x 17.5-cm] shallow ovenp-safe dish.
  • Cut Fontina or Mozzarella cheese into thin strips.
  • Cut pepperoni into small dices.
  • Drain and transfer pasta into a large saucepan.
  • Mix in tomato spaghetti sauce and pepperoni dices.
  • Evenly spoon coated pasta noodles into already greased individual dishes or shallow dish.
  • Garnish with Fontina or Mozzarella strips then sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheeses.
  • Bake into preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, to melt cheeses.
  • Serve, garnished with ripe olive slices.