Party Pasta Bowl - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package ziti pasta or (16 ounce) package penne pasta
1 cup chopped onion
1 lb lean ground beef (90%)
3 garlic cloves, pressed
2 teaspoons dried italian seasoning mix
1 (48 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 egg
1 (15 ounce) container part-skim ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese, divided
additional snipped fresh parsley

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Cook pasta according to package directions in Dutch (6-qt.) Oven; drain.
Meanwhile, chop onion. Place onion, ground beef and garlic pressed with in (12-inch) skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Remove from heat; drain. Sprinkle with seasoning mix. Stir in sauce and tomatoes.
In bowl, lightly beat egg with whisk. Add ricotta cheese, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, parsley and black pepper. Grate Parmesan cheese; set aside 1/4 cup. Stir remaining Parmesan cheese into ricotta mixture.
To assemble casserole, place cooked pasta in a ovenproof baking bowl. Add 6 cups of the meat sauce; mix well. Spread ricotta mixture evenly over pasta. Top with remaining meat sauce. Bake 1 hour. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Continue baking 10 minutes or until bubbly. Garnish with additional parsley.