Oven Baked Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni with Fresh Basil new www.bigoven.com. Add rigatoni and cook to 2 minutes shy of al dente; drain. In a medium sized bowl, combine the ricotta cheese …
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Beat eggs in a small bowl. Stir in ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and parsley. Spread 2 cups pasta sauce to cover bottom of pan. Place 1/2 of the cooked rigatoni over sauce; top with 1/2 the ricotta mixture dropped by spoonfuls. Layer 1 cup mozzarella cheese, 2 cups pasta sauce, remaining rigatoni, and remaining ricotta mixture.
This glorious stuffed rigatoni recipe is inspired by Puglian rigatoni imbottiti, where pasta tubes are stuffed with a heady mix of mortadella, provolone, mozzarella and ricotta before baking with tomato sauce. A fantastic comfort food dish for the colder months. Conchiglie frutti di mare – mixed seafood pasta ba... Not feeling this?
In a large frying pan brown the ground beef. Drain the fat. Add the garlic, onions, and green pepper. Cook until veggies begin to soften (3 minutes). Add the oregano and ketchup and mix. Continue to cook on low for 10 minutes so all the flavors come together. Meanwhile cook the rigatoni noodles so the are half cooked.
Add the ricotta to a bowl. Stir in the egg yolk until it is completely mixed into the cheese. Stir in the basil and salt. Add a thin layer of the pasta sauce in the bottom of a small baking dish. Place 2 tablespoons ricotta in each crepe and roll up. Place seam side down in the baking dish. Cover with remaining pasta sauce and Mozzarella.