Naples - Campania
Preparation - Medium - requires spaghetti sauce
Serves 6

Ziti are large pasta special to the south, but you can make this dish with rigatoni, macaroni, penne, mostaccioli, etc.

Make one of the following sauces, or used a prepared sauce:

SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE
BOLOGNESE SAUCE, RAGU RECIPE
TOMATO SAUCE WITH OREGANO
MEAT AND TOMATO SAUCE WITH OREGANO

2 cups spaghetti sauce
6 ounces of provolone or pecorino cheese, sliced, shredded or grated
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced or shredded
1 1/2 cups sour cream
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese
1 pound ziti or rigatoni

PUT 6 quarts pasta water to boil in a large pot.

PREPARE spaghetti sauce, if you are making your own.

WHEN pasta is cooked 'al dente' - 8 to 10 minutes - drain and set aside.

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F.

GREASE an 8 X 12 baking pan with butter or olive oil.

ARRANGE a layer of the pasta on the bottom of the pan.

ADD a layer of the cheese.

COVER with the sour cream.

COVER with a layer of the spaghetti sauce.

LAYER in the remaining pasta.

ADD another layer of the cheeses.

COVER with the remaining spaghetti sauce.

SPRINKLE on the 2 T Parmesan or pecorino.

BAKE in middle rack of 350 degree oven for 1/2 hour, until golden on top.

SERVE.