PEPPERONI RIGATONI BAKE
Kind of creamy, cheesey and saucy. Has a sort of "pizza-ish" flavor. You could use pretty much any tube pasta or even corkscrew pasta works well.
Provided by Parsley
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a casserole pan and set aside.
- Cook rigatoni pasta according to package directions to al dente.
- While pasta is boiling, heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, green peppers, garlic, mushrooms, basil and oregano; saute for about 7 minutes or until veggies are tender.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and sugar to the saucepan; stir well and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes.
- When pasta is done, drain.
- Using the hot empty pot that the pasta just cooked in, mix together the ricotta, parmesan, sour cream, egg, parsley and salt; mix until smooth.
- Return the hot drained rigatoni to the ricotta/sour cream mixture. Gently fold/stir together.
- Place half of the creamy rigatoni mixture on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
- Evenly pour half of the tomato sauce mixture over top.
- Evenly place all of the pepperoni slices over top.
- Sprinkle with 1 cup only of the mozzarella cheese.
- Layer remaining rigatoni mixture on top, then remaining tomato sauce mixture, then the last 1 cup of mozzarella.
- Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Best to let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
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