Italian Cheese Casserole

By JanF1201

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 cup onions, chopped
• 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh basil leaves
• 1 clove garlic
• Italian plum tomatoes, 2lb 3 oz. can-cut up
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 ricotta cheese, 15. oz. cartons
• 8 lbs mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup Parmesan
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 zitti noodles, may use mostacelli- large package

Preparation

Step 1

Saute onion and garlic 10 minutes. Add paste, tomatoes 1 1/2 c water and seasoning. Simmer covered 1 hour.
Cook noodles
Put 1/2 sauce on bottom of pan.
Blend last 7 ingredients
Put 1/2 noodles on top of sauce. Then cheese. Repeat.
Add Parmesan after sauce layer on top.
Bake 350 45 min