Contadina™ – Roma Style Tomatoes

Capture the very essence of Italian cooking with Contadina.

Layered Italian Casserole

Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 50 min
Total Time: 1 hr 10 min
Additional Considerations:
Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients

1 14.5 oz. Contadina^® Diced Tomatoes with Italian Herbs
6 oz. Contadina^® Tomato Paste with Roasted Garlic
2 Tbsp. Contadina^® Italian Style Bread Crumbs
6 oz. rotini pasta dried
12 oz. sweet Italian sausage casings removed or ground beef
1 14.5 oz. green beans cut and drained
1/2 tsp. rosemary dried and crushed
15 oz. ricotta cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
1 egg beaten
1 Tbsp. butter melted

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
2. Meanwhile, cook sausage in skillet until browned; drain off fat. Stir in tomato paste, undrained tomatoes, beans, rosemary and cooked pasta; heat through.
3. Spread half the mixture in 2-quart casserole. Combine ricotta, 1/2 cup mozzarella and egg; spoon over sausage mixture. Spread remaining sausage mixture on top.
4. Bake, covered, at 350F, 30 minutes. Combine bread crumbs and butter. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella; top with bread crumbs. Bake 5 minutes more to melt cheese. Let stand 5 minutes.