If you're looking for a comforting, middle-of-the week recipe that'll make the cold, hard fact that it's not yet Friday slip away from your consciousness, baked ziti is what you want. Baked ziti recipes have got it all; there's pasta, tomato sauce, cheese (crispy burnt edges and creamy, stingy sections ) and it can easily be made for meat lovers and vegetarians alike.

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