Pasta al Forno (Baked Pasta) - Italian Recipe

Pasta al Forno (Baked Pasta)

🌍 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

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

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