Baked Ziti

YUMMM!! This one may seem a little time consuming, but it is really worth the effort. It says you can substitue a jar of spaghetti sauce for the red sauce, but this recipe is worth the effort. This is one of my family's new favorites...

Baked Ziti
16 oz. Ziti or Rigatoni
1 pkg Jimmy Dean Sausage (I usually use hamburger, but half hamburger and half sausage is good)
1 onion
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
2 c. mozzarella
Red Sauce: (this red sauce is so worth the effort)
14 oz can tomato puree
1/2 can tomato paste
8 oz. can diced tomatoes
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp marjoram (I never have this – usually make it without)
1/2 tsp thyme
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp parsley
1 T. sugar
salt and pepper to taste
water if needed
White Sauce:
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cube butter
1 c. whipping cream
1/2 c. parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. fresh garlic
Brown the sausage/hamburger, onion and garlic salt. Add everything else for the red sauce to the meat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the ingredients for the white sauce to a sauce pan. Heat gently until everything is melted. Boil the pasta according to directions. Drain. Put the pasta in a 9x13 pan. Pour the white sauce over the pasta. Pour the red sauce over the white sauce. Top with the mozzarella cheese and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
If you are short on time you can use your favorite bottled red sauce .(but this sauce is so worth it!)