Neapolitan Baked Ziti

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ziti pasta
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 28 ounces plum tomatoes
• 4 -5 basil leaves, torn
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• fresh nutmeg
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 boil ziti just shy of al dente.
• 3 place a medium sauce pan on medium-high head and add evoo.
• 4 cook onion and garlic 4-5 minutes, then add the tomatoes. smash the tomatoes with the back of a large spoon, then add basil, salt and pepper and simmer 15 minutes.
• 5 heat a separate medium sauce pan on medium-high heat then add, butter and alllow to melt.
• 6 add flour and brown 2-4 minutes, then stir in bay leaf, salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes on low heat. remove bay leaf.
• 7 mix red sauce with pasta and transfer to a casserole dish.
• 8 top with sauce, and both cheeses.
• 9 bake 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees.