Kid-Friendly Ziti Bake Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite about 11 minutes.

While the pasta is cooking cook onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to soften about 3 minutes. Add ground beef and stir until beef is browned and onion is soft 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease and return skillet to medium-high heat.

Add tomato-basil soup tomato paste diced mushrooms pureed cottage cheese mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese to the skillet; stir until well mixed. Reduce heat to medium and cook until cheese is melted and mixture is heated through about 5 minutes.

Drain pasta and return to the pot. Add the skillet mixture to the pasta; stir until well mixed. Transfer to a 11x13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and Cheddar cheese. Cover pan with aluminum foil.

Bake in the preheated oven until all cheese is melted on the top about 20 minutes.