Scrumptious and Creamy Baked Ziti

1. Begin by preheating the oven at 375°
2. Bring the pasta to boil in a large pot with salted water. Cook until soft but not mushy. Drain and set aside for later use.
3. In a pan add tomato-basil sauce, diced tomatoes, and cream cheese and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes, or until the cream cheese has melted and the contents are well blended together. Stir constantly.
4. Add boiled pasta into the pan and toss the contents well.
5. Grease a 13*9 inch baking dish with cooking spray and pour half of the pasta mixture for the first layer. Spread sour cream on pasta for the second layer of Ziti, followed by a layer of 1 cup of grated mozzarella, and remaining pasta mix. Top the Ziti with the remaining mozzarella cheese and parmesan.
6. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and let it bake of 20 minutes, or until the mozzarella has melted and the top has changed color.
7. Enjoy creamy, cheesy and delicious Baked Ziti.

Trivia:

• Ziti al forno or baked Ziti is a centuries-old Italian dish and used to be served to nobles at palaces during the late middle Ages and Renaissance.
• Originally, Ziti pasta is 25 cm long and it is a family tradition in Italy for everyone to sit around and break them by hand, since it cannot be cooked at this length.

Ziti is known as a dish that "has remained a standby for generations".