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Nunna's Bitchin Baked Macaroni

Baked Macaroni for a crowd
Prep Time1 hour
Active Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Baked Macaroni, Pasta
Yield: 30

Equipment

  • 1 XL Turkey Roaster with lid I use a 21 in speckled black rectangular roaster with a lid
  • 1 XL Cooking Pot 40-60 Qt size
  • 1 Pasta strainer
  • 1 XL fry pan 5-6 Qt
  • 1 Mixing Bowl 12-16 Qt

Materials

Meat Mix

  • 3 lbs Sausage
  • 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 1 large Onion (diced)

Tomato Sauce

  • 1½ 66oz Ragu Tomato Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
  • ½ Onion (Diced)

Pasta

  • 3 16 oz boxes Rigatoni or ziti
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt

Ricotta Mix

  • 1½ 32 oz tubs Ricotta Cheese
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • ½ tsp Salt

Cheese

  • 3 lbs Mozzerella Cheese
  • 1½ 5oz tubs Shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Make the Sauce

  • Sauté the diced onion and minced garlic in the bottom of a large pot
  • Add Tomato sauce
  • Stir occasionally and allow to simmer on a low temp for at least 1 hour

Make the Meat Mixture

  • Sauté the diced onion and minced garlic in a large fry pan
  • Add sausage and brown together
  • Set aside

Boil the pasta

  • Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil
  • Add oil and salt
  • Add pasta to the pot and stir occasionally for about 13 minutes or until the pasta is al dente
  • Put the pasta into a strainer and rinse with cold water

Prepare your Ricotta mix

  • Mix Ricotta and eggs, Pepper and Salt

Prepare your Pan/Oven

  • Use a thin coat of cooking spray to line the bottom and sides of your roaster base
  • Preheat the oven to 350 Degrees

Create your layers in the roaster

  • Start with creating a layer of noodles using approximately ⅓ of the pasta
  • Layer a sprinkling of ⅓ of the meat mixture on the pasta
  • Layer ⅓ of the Ricotta mix on the meat mixture
  • Layer ⅓ of the Mozzarella cheese on the Ricotta mix
  • Layer ⅓ of the Parmesan Cheese on next
  • Sprinkle pepper on the layer
  • Repeat the layering 3 times
  • Place the lid on the roaster and insert into the oven
  • Cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour
  • Remove the lid and broil at 450 for 10-15 minutes to get a nice brown on the top (Watch this step carefully)
  • Be careful when removing the hot and heavy roaster from the oven
  • Also be careful to remove the lid away from your face and arms- (Steam can burn)
  • Slice into deep squares and serve warm