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Recipe Tags: 60 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Main Dish Pasta European Italian Dietary One Dish Meal Low Sodium High Calcium High In Something Low In Something Pasta Rice And Grains Pasta Shells

Tomato Basil And Cheese Baked Pasta

Another rachael ray original!!!

Steps

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt the water.
Add small shell pasta and cook the pasta to al dente doneness which means that the pasta will still have a bite to it or be a little chewy.
Cook probably 9-10 minutes.
Preheat a deep , big skillet or a medium sauce pot over medium heat.
Place garlic on the cutting board and place the flat of your knife on top of each clove.
Carefully give the garlic a whack with the palm of your hand to seperate the cloves from the skins.
Throw out the skins and chop up the garlic.
Add evoo to the pan by pouring a slow stream of it twice-around-the-pan.
Do not let the oil pour out too fast.
Add the garlic to the oil.
Chop onion finely.
Add to garlic and oil.
Cook , stirring frequently , five minutes or until onions are tender.
Add the tomatoes to the onions and stir.
When the tomatoes come to a bubble , reduce the heat under the sauce to low.
Stir in basil pieces to wilt them.
Season the sauce with salt and pepper to your taste'.

Ingredients

small shell pasta, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, yellow onion, italian tomatoes, fresh basil leaf, salt, pepper, basil pesto, ricotta cheese, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, fresh mozzarella cheese