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In
a large pot of boiling salted water, cook rigatoni
until tender but still a little firm, 10 -12
minutes; drain. Rinse under cool water;
drain well.
In
a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook 3-4
minutes,
or until soft. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up lumps of meat, 6-8 minutes,
or until lightly browned.
Pour off
excess fat (I would leave it in for flavor).
Add
tomatoes with puree, water, basil
oregano and parsley to pan. You may also want to add
'/4 cup of dry
red wine. Bring
to a boil over medium heat.
Reduce heat to low and cook partially
covered
for about 25 minutes.
Uncover, increase heat to medium, and cook, stirring
occasionally, until sauce thickens, 8-10 minutes.
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. In a large
bowl, toss pasta with 2/3's of the sauce. Stir in mozzarella
cheese
and 1 cup of Parmesan. Pour pasta into a baking large dish. Cover with
remaining
sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Cover
with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes until bubbly and lightly
browned on
top.
Serve
with crusty Italian bread or, better yet, home made garlic
bread.
You
cannot mess this up, give it a try and I promise it will become one of
your favorites
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