The general idea
here is cook the pasta half way, mix it with all the other ingredients
then bake at 365 for 30 minutes or till done. I used to think
this dish would be hard to make, but I have to admit it is probably
one of the quickest and easiest dishes I've made! It is great
for taking a dish to a party or friends house.
Serves: 6
Ingredients
Italian Name
1 box Rigatoni or other short
tube shape of pasta
Paste alimentari
32 oz. tomato/pasta
sauce
salsa di pomodoro
15 oz. ricotta cheese
(low fat is fine)
formaggio di ricotta
5 cloves garlic
chopped
aglio
Grated romano cheese (no
specific quantity - but about 2 cups - use what you have)
Romano formaggio
Large sauce pan of water
for boiling
d'acqua
pinch of salt
(optional)
sale
13x7 pan or 2 8x8 pans
Instructions
1.
Add a pinch of salt
to the water and bring to a boil.
2.
Add the pasta (I've
used either rigatoni or mezzi rigatoni. Mezzi rigatoni means
1/2 size. )
3.
Cook for just over
1/2 the normal time (About 7 minutes - depends on pasta type).
You do not want the pasta to reach al dente because
it will continue cooking in the oven.
4.
Drain the pasta.
5.
Put one scoop of pasta
sauce on the bottom of the pan.
6.
Add a layer of pasta
(there will only be 2 layers).
7.
Put a layer of sauce
to sufficiently cover the pasta. The pasta will absorb the
sauce.
8.
Put a layer of the
ricotta. I used about 3/4 of the cheese.
9.
Mix all together.
10.
Add rest of pasta,
then sauce, then remainder of ricotta and the romano. (Make
sure all edges are covered with sauce otherwise they will
be dry.)
11.
Mix all together again
sprinkling the garlic around.
12.
Cover the pan with
foil and bake at 365 for 25-35 minutes. You can tell when
it is done when the sauce in the pan is bubbling up from the
bottom and the taste test says so!
TIP #1:
Add meat if you want, but make sure it is already cooked.
TIP #2:
Do not tell anyone how easy this is to make.
TIP #3:
Freeze what you do not eat and reheat in the oven or microwave
for later.
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