Bannister Baked Ziti

This is a great pasta dish I like to serve the boys before their basketball games! It was also Justin's choice meal when he graduated boot camp!

Ingredients

1 pound of lean ground beef
1 medium onion
1 clove of garlic
1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce(more or less depending on how much sauce you like!)
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
1 (16 ounce) package ziti/penne pasta
1 tablespoon salt
24 ounces ricotta cheese
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded asiago cheese
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Brown ground beef with onion, garlic, 1 tablespoon of garlic powder and 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning. when the beef is browned add 1 1/2 of the spaghetti sauce.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add ziti/penne and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse. In a medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, asiago cheese, egg, 1 tablespoon of garlic powder and 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning. Once the cheese mixture is combined, add the cooked ziti/penne pasta to the cheese mixture.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish and spoon in enough (1/4 of the sauce) spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom of the casserole dish.

Spoon half the pasta/cheese mixture into casserole dish and pat down. Layer 1/2 the beef/sauce mixture over the pasta/cheese mixture, pat down. Repeat. Topping with remaining spaghetti sauce, followed by Parmesan cheese.

Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes covered; then 15 minutes uncovered, let stand for 15 minutes before serving.