Neapolitan Baked Ziti

• 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

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 white sauce, and both cheeses.
9. Bake 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees.

pasta, onion, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, basil, butter, flour, milk, bay leaf, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, fresh nutmeg, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/neapolitan-baked-ziti-350743 (may not work)