Recipe - Inside Treasure Muffins

1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1/3 cup Chopped onions
2 Cloves garlic; minced
28 ounce Canned crushed tomatoes
6 ounce Canned tomato paste
1 teaspoon Dried basil
One half teaspoon Salt
16 ounce Partskim ricotta cheese
1 cup Grated partskim mozzarella
cheese
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
8 ounce Ziti

Here's a quick way to have the wonderful flavor of manicotti without all
the work of stuffing the tubes. Use a smaller pasta, and cover it with
sauce and cheese.

1 Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.

2 In a large saucepan, heat oil over moderately high heat. Add onion and
garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until onion is
translucent. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, and salt. Bring
to a boil, then reduce heat to moderately low. Simmer, covered, for
20 minutes.

3 In a medium bowl, blend together ricotta, mozzarella, egg, black pepper,
and nutmeg.

4 Cover the bottom of a 2 One half quart baking dish with about 1 cup of the
tomato sauce. Layer with half of the ziti, half of the cheese mixture, 2
more cups of the tomato sauce, and remaining ziti. Top with remaining
cheese mixture and sauce.

5 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes, until sauce
is bubbly and cheese is melted. Makes 4