Rigatoni~ sausage & cheese
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pounds | Sweet Italian sausage |
| 8 | ounces | Rigatoni |
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Black pepper |
| 4 | cups | Milk |
| 1 | cup | Parmesan cheese, grated |
| Salt | ||
| 2 | Cloves of garlic minced | |
| 1 | medium | Onion chopped |
| ¼ | cup | Flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 1 | pounds | Ricotta cheese |
| ½ | pounds | Mozzarella cheese, |
| Grated | ||
Directions
Remove sausage meat from casing and put in skillet with garlic and ½ tsp salt. Brown over medium heat, stirring frequently, until well done; set aside. Cook and drain rigatoni. Saute onion lightly in the butter. Blend in flour, 1½ tsp salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Gradually add milk and cook, stirring, until thickened. Pour a small amount of mixture in a 13 x 9 x 2 - inch baking pan. Layer half the rigatoni, meat, ricotta, Parmesan and sauce in the pan. Repeat layers and top with mozzarella. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven about 20 minutes. Broil about 4 inches from preheated broiler 1 to 2 minutes, or until browned.