Southwest Baked Ziti

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces uncooked ziti pasta
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 8 ounces salsa (hot or mild)
• 3/4 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
• 1 cup fat free mozzarella cheese, divided
• 11 ounces canned corn, drained
• 4 ounces chopped green chili peppers, drained
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons grated fat-free parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cook pasta according until almost done.
• 3 spray a 8 inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 4 in a small mixing bowl, combine tomato sauce and salsa.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl, combine the ricotta cheese with half of the mozzarella cheese.
• 6 next blend in half of the tomata/salsa sauce, corn, chopped green chilies, oregano and pepper.
• 7 add the cooked ziti to mixture and mix well.
• 8 spoon in pasta mixture into your 8 inch casserole dish.
• 9 spread the remaining sauce over the top followed by the mozzarella cheese and then the grated parmesan cheese.
• 10 cover with aluminum foil and bake 20 minutes.
• 11 uncover and bake 15 more minutes.