Made that BBQ pork last night that I've posted about before - should be good for more than a few lunches, and at $10 for the pork, rolls, and BBQ sauce you can't go wrong! I also made some baked ziti last night, which is really easy and cheap to make - so I'll write about that today!

Easy Baked Ziti:

What you need to buy if you don't have on hand:

1 Box of Ziti

1 small container of Ricotta cheese (lowfat if you want to save calories, do not get fat free- it tastes pretty bad!)

1 Jar of Pasta Sauce (get the most natural you can find - without added oil, etc. Not only will this save on calories and fat, but I think they taste better since they aren't as processed).

1 Fist sized chunch of fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into thin slices (yes you can use processed and it will be fine as well)

1 small block fresh parmesean cheese, grated (you can use the dry parmesean as well - it will be fine)

Couple of teaspoons of dried Oregano, Basil, and Parsley

Couple of teasons of Kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper

Few teaspoons of Olive Oil

Optional - 2 Medium Tomatoes, chopped

A few sprigs of fresh basil, chopped

Steps:

1) Preheat oven to 450 degrees

2) Cook Ziti in boiling salted water for 8-10 mins

3) Combine Ricotta, parmesean, pasta sauce, dried herbs & salt and pepper in large bowl - mix well (you can add 2/3 of the fresh basil here as well)

4) Drain Pasta, trasnfer to bowl - mix well.

5) Pour mix into a good sized baking pan, spead out evenly

6) Layer fresh tomatoes and the rest of the fresh basil on top (if you are using these)

7) Layer Mozzarella cheese on top, if using fresh mozzarella sprinkle some Olive Oil over top. Crack some pepper over top as well.

8) Cook for 15-20 mins, or until cheese starts to brown and bubble.

That's it!

Pretty easy, fast, and cheap - plus it will last two people at least 3-4 meals, or one person most of the week! You will probably be sick of ziti by the end, but you can't complain when you're on a budget, and it's not like you are eating Rama noodles!