Baked Ziti by Krista

16 ounces dry ziti pasta
1/2 pound mild Italian sausage
1/2 pound ground beef
15 ounces ricotta cheese
1 egg
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 - 26-ounce jars spaghetti sauce
8 ounces shredded Italian cheese blend

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Boil pasta until it is cooked through, but it is still firm to the bite, approximately 8 minutes. Drain. While pasta is cooking, fry sausage and ground beef together. Stir together the ricotta, egg & spices in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in the drained pasta, meat, and 1/2 jar of spaghetti sauce; mix well. In the prepared baking dish, cover the bottom with 1/3 jar of spaghetti sauce. Layer 1/2 of the pasta mixture, 1/3 jar of spaghetti sauce and 1/2 of the shredded cheese. Then layer the remaining 1/2 of the pasta, 1/3 of the sauce and 1/2 of the cheese. Cover the dish with aluminum foil. Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes. Uncover; return to oven and bake until the cheese is melted, 5-10 more minutes.

Notes: 
* I put the broiler on for the last few minutes to really bake the cheese on top. 
* I did not include onions, but the recipe originally called for 1 large yellow onion.
* For the freezer meals, I did not layer them; I added all the ingredients together, leaving out the cheese for the middle layer and the top. I have included bags of cheese for you to use for that step. It will work fine to just put the cheese on top, or to create a middle layer if you wish.
* We served this with a salad and garlic toast.