Cheesy Baked Rigatoni

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Ingredients

Sauce
  2-27 oz cans of tomato sauce
  6-8 cloves of garlic, diced
  4 T olive oil
  2 large onions, diced
  2 tbsp dried oregano
  2 tbsp dried basil
  2 tsp salt
  2 tsp pepper
rigatoni bake  2 lbs rigatoni
  2 tsp olive oil
  2 lbs. Italian ground turkey
  2 cups ricotta cheese
  4 cups mozzarella cheese
  2 cups Parmesan cheese
  2 eggs, beaten
  2 t salt
  2 t pepper

Instructionspasta sauce
  1. place olive oil in a large sauce pan or dutch oven and place over med heat
  2. add in onion and cook for 5 min or until softened.
  3. add in garlic and cook for 2-3 min
  4. pour in tomato sauce
  5. season with oregano and basil
  6. add salt and pepper to taste
  7. allow to simmer for 20 to 30 min
  8. remove from heat
baked pasta
  1. cook pasta according to package directions
  2. heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat
  3. cook ground turkey completely breaking up as you cook
  4. grease 2 13 x 9 baking dishes
  5. in a small bowl combine ricotta cheese, eggs, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1 cup Parmesan, salt and pepper
  6. divide the ricotta mixture, ground turkey and pasta sauce evenly between the two baking dishes
  7. divide pasta into the two baking dishes and toss with the cheese, cooked ground turkey and sauce
  8. top each with 1 cup of mozzarella and ½ cup of Parmesan
to bake
  1. if frozen defrost
  2. preheat oven to 375 degrees
  3. bake in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and pasta is warmed through

 



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