Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lb. bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 (15 oz.) container Ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. white pepper
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
  • 3 c. tomato sauce
  • 1 lb. rigatoni (uncooked)
  • 1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Method

  • Cook rigatoni; keep warm.
  • In skillet, brown sausage, breaking up until no pink remains.
  • Drain thoroughly.
  • Reserve meat.
  • In medium size bowl, mix Ricotta cheese, nutmeg, salt, pepper and parsley.
  • Set aside.
  • Generously grease 9 x 13-inch pan.
  • Spoon 1/3 sauce over bottom of pan.
  • On top of sauce, spread even layers of 1/2 cooked rigatoni, then all of cooked sausage, then Ricotta mix, then remaining cooked rigatoni, then remaining tomato sauce and finally Parmesan sprinkled evenly over all.
  • Cover with foil. Preheat oven to 400°; bake, covered, 15 minutes.
  • Remove cover; bake another 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture is browned and bubbling.