• Bring a pot of well salted water to a boil and add pasta. Cook as instructed less 1 min for an 'al dente'.
  1 cup dried ziti pasta
• While pasta is cooking, set up cheeses and marinara for assembly in an 5" X 9" baking dish.
  1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

  1/3 cup fresh parmesan reggiano cheese

  1/2 cup ricotta cheese

  2 cups marinara
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Warm the marinara. When pasta is ready, toss hot pasta with a bit of olive oil and set aside.
  1/2 tablespoon olive oil

Assembly

• Add 1 cup of marinara to the baking dish then half the cooked pasta. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup of the mozzarella and 1/4 cup of parmesan. Next, drop 1/2 cup of ricotta in spoonfuls evenly over the pasta. Repeat a second time starting with 1 cup of the warm marinara followed by pasta then cheeses.
• Add the remainder of sauce over the top of the cheeses and remaining mozzarella and parmesan on top.
• Cover lightly with foil and place in oven for 30 min. The last 5 minutes of baking time, remove the foil to finish uncovered. Allow dish to rest for 10 min before plating.