4 pasta gratinee Recipes

rigatoni pasta (3 cups dry ), unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, milk (2-percent or whole fat), parmigiano-reggiano cheese, divided and grated, stewed tomatoes, coarsely chopped (this is easiest done directly in the can with kitchen shears), ham, coarsely chopped (baked deli, i.e. black forest)

basic pasta dough, recipe follows, rolled out to the thinnest setting on a pasta rolling machine and cut into 1/4-inch thick strips, butter, prosciutto , cut into julienne strips, fresh sweet peas, shelled, salt and pepper, besciamella , recipe follows, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano, all-purpose flour, extra-large eggs, extra-virgin olive oil, butter, flour, milk, salt, freshly grated nutmeg

diced eggplants, sliced zucchini, salt, divided, vegetable oil, sliced onion, canned italian tomatoes, with liquid , chop up tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil, garlic powder, pepper, cooked spaghetti (i like to use the fusilli, cork screw type paste) or 2 cups fusilli, hot (i like to use the fusilli, cork screw type paste), mozzarella cheese, shredded