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Baked Penne

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Baked Penne — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Total 01:00
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked penne pasta
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 4 eggs, separated and brought to room temperature
  • ¼ cup (½ stick/) unsalted butter, melted
  • ⅛ tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • ½ cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • 1 ½ cups tomato paste
  • 4 leaves fresh basil

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to .
  2. 2
    In a gallon of salted, boiling water, cook pasta until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
  3. 3
    Combine ricotta, egg yolks, butter, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, and tomato paste. Fold in cooked pasta. Set aside.
  4. 4
    In a spotlessly clean metal bowl, beat egg whites to stiff peaks with cream of tartar. Gently fold into pasta mixture.
  5. 5
    Pour into a parchment-lined high-sided roasting pan. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and cover with aluminum foil. Bake in the center of the oven for 15 minutes.
  6. 6
    Remove foil and lower temperature to . Bake for another 30 minutes or until browned and bubbly on top.
  7. 7
    Place serving portions onto plates and garnish with basil. Serve warm.
Method
Baking
Cuisine
Italian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Baked_Penne