Lasagna-like Pasta Dish

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (32 ounce) jar ricotta cheese
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 2 lbs mafalda pasta
• 1 (32 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 10 ounces fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 1 cup of hot pasta water

Recipe

• 1 boil water for pasta, be sure to add salt before adding the pasta.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, mix the full jar of ricotta cheese and the parmesan cheese and add some salt and pepper.
• 3 once the noodles are cooked, reserve 1 cup of the starchy hot pasta water and then strain.
• 4 gradually add the pasta water to the cheese mixture, you may not use all of the water, just add enough to make the mixture nice and creamy and melted.
• 5 toss the noodles into the cheese mixture.
• 6 spread the noodles and cheese mixture into a baking dish.
• 7 evenly spread the tomato sauce and mushrooms over the top. then add the parsley.
• 8 top with mozzarella cheese and bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted and hot and bubbly.
• 9 then serve.