Sausage Stuffed Rigatoni
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 1 (28 ounce) can Italian tomatoes
- 4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 lbs ground hot Italian sausage
- 3/4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta, cooked 5 minutes, then drained
- grated parmesan cheese
- Saute onion in olive oil.
- Pour onions, tomato paste, tomatoes, water, and seasonings into a 3 quart saucepan.
- Stir well.
- Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove bay leaf.
- Brown sausage and add bread crumbs.
- Mix milk and eggs together and add to meat mixture.
- Mix well.
- Cool.
- Stuff each rigatoni with meat mixture.
- Place a layer of rigatoni in 4 quart casserole.
- Pour some of the tomato sauce over noodles and sprinkle with cheese.
- Repeat layers.
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
onion, olive oil, tomato paste, italian tomatoes, water, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano, bay leaf, ground hot italian sausage, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, milk, eggs, rigatoni pasta, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sausage-stuffed-rigatoni-178855 (may not work)