Plain ol’ pasta doesn’t have to be plain at all
I really don’t know what to call this dish. After all, it *is* simply rigatoni with sauce and cheese.
Then again, for whatever reason, turning all the noodles upright after cooking and then baking them this way made this dish way more fun….both to make and eat.
It didn’t take very long, but it did take longer than I thought it would. I figured I could do more than one noodle at a time, laying them in bulk, but not a chance. Each one had to be stacked individually.
Doesn’t it look cool when they’re ready, though? And then comes the sauce and cheese. And then more sauce, ‘cause hey, why not?
And then hey, why not some more cheese to melt on top of that?
Yum. Now the tricky part was actually serving it. You see, with all that sauce, the pasta couldn’t exactly stick together, could it?
Notice it going everywhere? (Oh, and those cheese biscuits in the lower left? Also really, really good)
Yeah…. So it might’ve been a little messy….
But it still looked cool in the pan and tasted so much better than just “plain ol’ pasta.”
Nikki
July 24, 2011
Hey, messy is good! Some of the best foods on the planet are messy. I love your new take on a classic dish.
I’m visiting from VB, by the way!
Sarah the Writer
July 25, 2011
Ya know, it kinda looks like a casserole. So for a name, maybe just Rigatoni Casserole? Just a suggestion.
Visiting from VB. ~Sarah the Writer
Callie
July 25, 2011
oh my goodness, my girls would LOVE making this dish! Brilliant idea to stand the pasta up! What fun.
Olusola
July 25, 2011
You could call it “stand up lasagna”. It looks like a tasty treat
Quirky Jessi
July 26, 2011
I like both of the suggestions for names, thanks guys!
Janie
August 4, 2011
Great way to spice up a simple pasta dish! I think my daughter and hubby will love that :)
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Cookie's Mom
October 10, 2011
This looks so fun! I think my 4-year-old would LOVE to help me make this. Thanks!