Pasta al Forno (Baked Pasta)

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🌍 Italian, Sicily/National Difficulty: ●●●○○

Baked pasta is a Sicilian celebration dish, built in layers like a savoury cake. The pasta must be undercooked before assembly — it finishes in the oven. Too much sauce makes it soggy; too little and it dries into a brick.

Ingredients

400g rigatoni, cooked
400g ragù bolognese
200g mozzarella, diced
100g Parmesan, grated
300ml béchamel

Method

Mixing — Mix pasta with ragù and half the mozzarella.
Layering — Layer in baking dish with béchamel.
Topping — Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
Baking — Bake 200°C (400°F), 25 min until bubbling and golden.

Tags: rigatoni, ragù bolognese, mozzarella, parmesan, béchamel · Source: Brittani's Almanac

Pasta al Forno (Baked Pasta) - Italian Recipe