Olive Garden Five Cheese Ziti al Forno

We love Olive Garden Five Cheese Ziti al Forno. This is a copycat recipe using marinara, alfredo, mozzarella, fontina, romano & parmesan cheese and baked with a panko bread crumb topping.

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Pasta:
1 pound ziti pasta
4 cups marinara sauce
2 cups alfredo sauce
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup Fontina Cheese shredded

Topping:

2 cups mozzarella Cheese shredded

1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

1/4 cup romano cheese grated

1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated

2 cloves garlic minced

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven 375 degrees
2. Cook the pasta one minute shy of the directions and drain.
3. In a large bowl add the pasta, marinara sauce, alfredo sauce, ricotta cheese and fontina cheese and mix.
4. Pour in to a 9x13 pan
5. Mix the mozzarella, panko, romano, parmesan and garlic together, add this over the pasta
6. Bake for 30-35 minutes uncovered until golden brown and bubbly.

Tupps Tidbits: you can use low fat cottage cheese in place of ricotta cheese

Just put a salad together & fresh garlic breadsticks and enjoy an Olive Garden meal at home, safe and healthier!  This recipe is definitely A KEEPER at our house.  It heated up great for lunch leftovers!