Baked Ziti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ziti (pasta)
1 lb. Ricotta
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 lb. Mozzarella, shredded
1 Tbsp. dried basil
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. Italian sausage (bulk)
1/2 tsp. salt
sauce (homemade or large jar Ragu with 1/2 c. sugar added)
1 c. Italian grating cheese
1/2 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Cook ground beef and Italian sauce in frypan until done; drain.
Set aside.
Mix Ricotta, eggs, garlic powder, basil, salt and pepper together; set aside (in refrigerator).
Boil (pasta) ziti according to directions for al dente or not well done (still a little firm).
Add 1 cup sauce.
Get a pan and put enough sauce to cover bottom; layer pasta, beef and sausage, Mozzarella, Italian cheese and sauce.
Continue to top of pan.
Top pasta with Mozzarella.
Bake, uncovered, at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes to 1 hour. This can be frozen before cooking, then thawed and cooked.