Mama Rose Desk’s Baked Vermicelli –

 It’s your fortunate day as a result of my mama has perfected her baked vermicelli and she or he is letting me share the recipe with all of you! That is unbelievably good. It’s somewhat just like lasagna in that it’s a layered, baked pasta with ricotta nevertheless it’s somewhat simpler and faster to make than lasagna. 

You’ll need to begin this about 2.5 hours earlier than you need to serve dinner however a lot of that’s fingers off time. The sauce simmers for one hour and the dish bakes for forty-five minutes and sits for fifteen.

 The layering of this dish is sort of enjoyable! After I was little, my mother would all the time let me “assist” by sprinkling the cheese on dishes like this. Simply have a look at the ricotta being smooshed into the noodles. Are you drooling but?

Talking of cheese, don’t be tempted to make use of pre-grated mozzarella. It’s fairly a unique texture than a mozzarella ball so although it’s somewhat tough to grate mozzarella, it’s so price it on this dish.

I don’t usually embrace fairly so many prep pictures however on this case, I feel it’s very useful to see what the layers appear to be. I hope you’re keen on this recipe as a lot as we do!

Mama Rose Desk’s Baked Vermicelli
1 pound floor chuck
3/4 pound Italian sausage
1 cup onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
15 oz canned tomato sauce
3 1/2 cup tomato juice (discovered within the juice part)
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
8 oz Vermicelli pasta (skinny spaghetti)
15 oz Ricotta cheese
1 pound entire Mozzarella
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1. Begin the sauce about 2.5 hours earlier than you need to serve dinner. Brown floor chuck, Italian sausage, and onions in a Dutch oven or massive skillet. When meat is nearly browned, add garlic and cooked for an additional 1-2 minutes. Drain any extra grease from pan and add the tomato sauce and juice, salt, pepper, and oregano and let simmer uncovered for one hour. (The sauce ought to thicken significantly.)
2. Whereas sauce is simmering, cook dinner the vermicelli pasta in response to package deal instructions, drain, and put aside. 
3. When sauce is finished simmering, preheat the oven to 350 levels and grate the mozzarella. (Word: actually good mozzarella is tough to grate however that’s effective. It doesn’t should be fairly!)
4. Layer half the vermicelli in a buttered 9×13 pan. Drop half the Ricotta cheese over the noodles in dollops and punctiliously unfold into noodles. Add half the grated mozzarella and half the meat sauce, spreading the sauce out evenly. Repeat with remaining noodles, ricotta, mozzarella, and meat sauce and prime with parmesan cheese.
5. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. Cool for fifteen minutes earlier than slicing – it can thicken because it sits!

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