Baked Pasta with Ricotta: Pasticcio di Maccheroni con la Ricotta

Name: Baked Pasta with Ricotta: Pasticcio di Maccheroni con la Ricotta
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 567 grams lean beef round; 1 carrot, coarsely chopped; 1 rib celery, coarsely chopped; 454 grams fresh ricotta; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, coarsely chopped; 113 grams Parmigiano-Reggiano; 237 milliliters red wine; 8 servings Salt and pepper, to taste; 355 milliliters tomato puree; 680 grams ziti; 227 grams fresh caciotta, cut into small dice

Baked Pasta with Ricotta: Pasticcio di Maccheroni con la Ricotta might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 39g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 667 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up tomato puree, caciotta, celery, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Tie the meat and season aggressively with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat the oil over high heat until smoking. Brown the meat on all sides, then add the carrot, onion and celery and cook until vegetables are browned.

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Salt And Pepper

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

Meat

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add the wine and cook over high heat until the wine has reduced by half, about 5 minutes.

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Wine

Add the tomato puree, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cover the pan. Continue to cook over low heat until the meat is very tender.

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Tomato Puree

Meat

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Frying Pan

Remove the meat from the pan and cut it into 1-inch cubes. Set aside in a large mixing bowl. Keep the pan juices warm, and remove any extraneous grease with a ladle.

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Meat

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Mixing Bowl

Ladle

Frying Pan

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Cook the ziti in the boiling water according to the package directions, until tender yet al dente. While the pasta is cooking, place the ricotta in a bowl and add a ladle of the pasta cooking water to melt it.

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Ricotta Cheese

Pasta

Water

Salt

Ziti

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Ladle

Bowl

Drain the pasta and add it to the bowl with the meat.

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Pasta

Meat

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Bowl

Add the ricotta and the caciotta and stir to combine.

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Ricotta Cheese

Brush the insides of a large casserole with extra-virgin olive oil.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Place a ladle of sauce in the bottom of the casserole, followed by a layer of the pasta and meat mixture. Grate some of the Parmigiano-Reggiano over, then repeat with another layer of sauce, then pasta and meat, the Parmigiano until all ingredients are used up and casserole is full.

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Parmigiano Reggiano