Jewel Box Pasta

Name: Jewel Box Pasta
Ingredients: 800 g tomato sauce (try my recipe ID#433281 or if you're lazy just use tinned marinara sauce); 500 g penne; 200 ml double cream; 2 cups parmesan cheese, fresh and finely grated; 300 g mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced; 8 slices prosciutto, cut into large pieces; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon black pepper

8 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

800 g tomato sauce (try my recipe ID#433281 or if you're lazy just use tinned marinara sauce)
500 g penne
200 ml double cream
2 cups parmesan cheese, fresh and finely grated
300 g mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
8 slices prosciutto, cut into large pieces
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 210oc and butter a large baking dish or 4 gratin dishes.
2

Cook for pasta for half the time on the packet, drain and set aside.
3

Meanwhile, reserve 6 tablespoons of the tomato sauce and heat the remainder in a pan.
4

Add the double cream and 3 tablespoons of the grated parmesan.
5

Once the sauce is bubbling, take off the heat and add the part-cooked pasta.
6

Empty the contents of the pan into a lightly greased baking dish and spread evenly.
7

Cover the pasta with the proscuitto, chopped into large pieces.
8

Cover with the sliced mozzarella.
9

Add reserved tomato sauce and spread on top.
10

Sprinkle the remainder of the grated parmesan.
11

To finish, spinkle the oregano and black pepper.
12

Bake for 15 - 20 mins at 210oc, until cheese is bubbling and lightly browned.
13

Serve with salad and crusty bread.