Hall of Fame Baked Ziti | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the tomato sauce:***
• 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed and crumbled
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 large carrot, finely diced
• 1 stick celery, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 2 (14-ounce) jars of tomato basil sauce
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• ***For the cream sauce:***
• 1 cup cream cheese, softened, or ricotta
• 4-8 tablespoons reserved cooking water from the pasta
• ***For the pasta:***
• 16 ounces ziti, cooked, drained with 1/2 cup cooking water reserved, and cooled
• ***For the cheese:***
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, shredded
• 1/2 cup parmesan, grated