Pasta Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb rigatoni pasta
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 (28 ounce) can good quality crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
• 8 ounces grated mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot cook pasta until slightly underdone (apx 12 minutes). when done, rinse in cold water and drain again. toss pasta with 1 tablespoon olive oil to coat. set aside.
• 2 heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. add ground beef. cook, stirring occasionally until browned. add garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. cook 2 minutes more.
• 3 add crushed tomatoes; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• 4 toss pasta with parmesan cheese. butter a 9" springform pan. tightly pack pasta into pan, standing each piece on end. i held the pan on it's side and layered that way. spread meat sauce on top of pasta and try to have the sauce go into center of noodles.
• 5 place in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and bake another 15 minutes. run a knife around the edge to loosen and then unmold.
• 6 cut into wedges and serve with any remaining meat sauce you might have.
• 7 enjoy!