Baked Spaghetti with Ricotta
Servings 8
Equipment
- 8-inch baking dish
Ingredients
- 8 oz spaghetti cooked per instructions
- 2½ cups of marinara sauce
- 10 oz of ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh basil chopped
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 1 cup of fresh mozzarella grated (more if desired)
- 2 tbsp black olives sliced
- 1 tomato sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat an 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Cook the spaghetti in salted water, according to the package instructions.
- While the pasta is cooking, combine the ricotta cheese, basil, minced garlic, egg, Parmesan cheese, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper to taste. Mix well until thoroughly combined.
- Drain the pasta, then return it to the pot it was cooked in.
- Add the spaghetti sauce and mix until noodles are evenly coated.
- Place half of the spaghetti into the baking dish. Spoon the ricotta cheese on top of the spaghetti, leaving an inch border around the edges.
- Cover the ricotta mixture with the remaining spaghetti. Sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese, olives, and tomato slices.
- Season the tomatoes with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, then sprinkle with a bit of Parmesan cheese.
- Place into the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy.