Ciao!

Reha, do you have a Sbarros (fast food italian restaurant) in Chicago? I love their ziti and I've made it several times at home, it's super quick and easy to make. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

Ziti pasta
I container ricotta cheese
Jar of marinar sauce of your choice (3 cups)
salt/pepper to taste
shredded mozarella cheese
shredded romano cheese.

If you are only cooking for a couple of people, you can use half of the ricotta and romano. If you're cooking for a large groupe of people, use the entire ricotta and more romano (it's a strong cheese so go easy on it).

Procedure:

1) Cook pasta "el dente" according to the package instructions.

2) While pasta is boiling....grab a mixing bowl. To the bowl add ricotta cheese, romano cheese (go easy on it), salt and cracked pepper to taste, marinara sauce, and some mozarella cheese (save some of the mozarella to spread on top). **Reserve **about 1 cup of marinar sauce for the top. Mix all these ingredients together in the bowl. And taste it.....to see if adjustments need to be made. You chould get a light pink mixture.

3) Strain the pasta and gently add it to the pink mixture. Gently coat pasta with this mixture. In a baking dish, spread a bit of marinara sauce on bottom to prevent pasta from sticking. Spread pasta mixture in pan. Pour some reserved marinara sauce on top. Top off with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees F....or until cheese has melted.

***** You might want to buy 2 jars of marinara sauce just in case.