Recipe Italian Ricotta and Tomato Baked Pasta

[Windigo]

I made this a while ago, it was wonderful! One of my favorites now.

 

[msmofet]

My family made baked ziti basically this way.

 

[karadekoolaid]

It's an uncooked or just barely cooked puree, with skin and seeds removed, before canning, unlike American tomato paste or even puree and has a fresher taste, at least when it is a product of Italy.

We've got Italian neighbours. Every year, Johnny comes home with two crates of fresh tomatoes and spends a couple of days cranking them through a handmill which removes seeds and skin, just like you said. They then bottle the stuff (I think they cook it for just a little while) and drizzle a bit of olive oil on top.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

That dish looks great, especially as I always wonder what to make with ricotta other than canneloni.
I doubt very much I'll find paccheri here, but I wonder if I cooked some canneloni and cut them into smaller pieces would work.

Thank you.
May I suggest you not to cut cannelloni? If you can get another kind of short pasta, go for it. Otherwise you can use cannelloni as they are

 

[MypinchofItaly]

My family made baked ziti basically this way.

Ziti! Oh I love them

 

[karadekoolaid]

May I suggest you not to cut cannelloni? If you can get another kind of short pasta, go for it.

OK that's a great idea. There's a fresh lot of ricotta in the local grocery store so I might just go and get some today. Love the look of your dish.