My Mostaccoli is a deconstructed lasagna. It looks messy, not all organized and perfectly layered, but it has the same great taste. It’s a great way to use up leftover spaghetti sauce. Two meals in one pot! You will need at least 6 cups of Spaghetti Sauce. If you don’t quite have enough you can always add a jar of spaghetti sauce and make it work. I think because this recipe is so easy, I felt the need to overcompensate, by adding 800 thousand pictures. Not really only 17 but who’s counting.
Why do I call it Mostaccioli? Good question. I use Rigatoni noodles, because I like how the size of the noodle gives the sauce more places to creep into and the ricotta cheese to cling to. But I really think I call this dish Mostaccioli, because I like to say “Mah-sta chOlleh”. I feel all Sophia Loren when I say it, “Mah-sta-CHoleHhhhh”.
Lay the thinly sliced mozzarella on top. Feel free to use shredded mozzarella. My Kenny likes me to make him these, in the wee hours when he gets off his shifts from the hospital. I like to make my man happy so I keep the stuff he likes on hand. Just in case you wondered.
I am so making this soon…. My kids and I LOVE pasta and your recipes are taunting me, This looks amazing. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!
Oh, I love this recipe, although, once I make the sauce, I am not sure I will have LEFTOVERS. I think we might eat that all up! I will have to double the recipe, maybe. Thanks for sharing.
This is brilliant! Right up my hubby's alley – he's a pasta fiend! š
Mostaccioli makes me think of every Polish-American wedding I have attended – for some reason its a staple food item. And yet I don't think my Italian in-laws have ever made it. Curious.
I made this tonight for dinner, it was awesome!!! Nice and easy, just the way I love to cook dinner, at least a couple of nights a week.
Jane, thanks for letting me know how much you like it. Hugs to you! Sheila