Recipe: Baked Rigatoni Italian Style

Recipes using McCormick Basil Leaves

Price Each: $11.17USD

Quantity 

4 tbsp canola or olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 clove garlic
2 cups water
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp basil
1/8 tsp pepper
2/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 lb rigatoni, cooked
1 lb Ricotta cheese

1. Cook onion, celery, garlic in oil until soft.
2. Remove garlic. Blend in water, tomato paste and seasonings
3. Cover and simmer 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
5. Put thin layer of sauce in a 8x8x2 inch pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and top with half of rigatoni.
6. Spread on Ricotta cheese and repeat.
7. Sprinkle top with Parmesan.
8. Bake 35 to 40 minutes.