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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

1. PUT 6 quarts pasta water to boil in a large pot.
2. PREPARE spaghetti sauce, if you are making your own.
3. WHEN pasta is cooked 'al dente' - 8 to 10 minutes - drain and set aside.
4. PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F.
5. GREASE an 8 X 12 baking pan with butter or olive oil.
6. ARRANGE a layer of the pasta on the bottom of the pan.
7. ADD a layer of the cheese.
8. COVER with the sour cream.
9. COVER with a layer of the spaghetti sauce.
10. LAYER in the remaining pasta.
11. ADD another layer of the cheeses.
12. COVER with the remaining spaghetti sauce.
13. SPRINKLE on the 2 T Parmesan or pecorino.
14. BAKE in middle rack of 350 degree oven for 1/2 hour, until golden on top.
15. SERVE.