Friday, July 30, 2010

Pasta recipe with cheese sauce and tomatos?

In Apple-bees there is this really delicious pasta dish- its pasta and this cheese sauce that wasn't thick like macaroni and cheese sauce. And it had cut up tomatoes in it. Is there any recipe out there for a cheese SAUCE and tomato thing similar to that? All I've found is pasta with cheese melted over top so far.Pasta recipe with cheese sauce and tomatos?
RIGATONI IN TOMATO CREAM SAUCE





16 ounces Rigatoni (or other) pasta


2 tablespoons olive oil


1 tablespoon butter


1 cup onions, finely chopped


3 garlic cloves, minced


1 can (28 oz) plum tomatoes, drained and chopped


1 1/2 cups tomato sauce


2 tablespoons basil, finely diced


1/2 teaspoon oregano, finely diced


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/8 teaspoon black pepper


16 ounces ricotta cheese


1 cup heavy cream


1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar


1/4 cup parsley, chopped.


1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated





In a large pot bring 2 quarts of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook Rigatoni pasta for 11-minutes (or until al dente), drain and set aside until needed.


Over medium heat, melt butter and heat oil in a large skillet. Lightly saute onions and garlic cloves, don't brown. Cook about 5-minutes.





Drain canned tomatoes, dice and add to skillet with onions and garlic. Also add to skillet tomato sauce, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Simmer 20 minutes.





Stir in ricotta cheese. Mix well and simmer for 5-minutes. Stir in heavy cream and sugar. Mix well and simmer 5 minutes.





Remove from heat and add to cooked Rigatoni pasta. Mix well.





Stir in chopped parsley and sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over top.





Pasta recipe with cheese sauce and tomatos?
cheesy ziti


RECIPE INGREDIENTS:


1/2 pound dried ziti


15 or 16 ounces ricotta cheese (part skim)


3 cups (or 12 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese


3 cups (or a 26-ounce jar) spaghetti sauce


1/2 cup Parmesan cheese


1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and add the ziti. Cook until tender, about 8 minutes, drain the pasta.





2. Place the ziti in a large bowl. Mix with the ricotta and half of the mozzarella. Grease a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish. Spread half of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of the pan. Add the ziti mixture and cover with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan and the remaining mozzarella.





3. Bake uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes, until the casserole bubbles on the edges.



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