SPAGHETTI TORTA WITH TERRIFIC TOMATO SAUCE Recipe

Ingredients

3 3 3 T. butter or margarine
3 3 3 T. Parmesan cheese, grated
½ lb. spaghetti
½ lb. Italian sausage
1 1 1 C. chopped onion
1/4 1/4 1/4 lb. mushrooms, sliced
½ C. green pimento stuffed olives, sliced
2 2 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 1/4 1/4 C. fresh parsley, chopped
½ tea. salt
½ tea. black pepper
1 1 1 C. fontina cheese, grated
to 375 to 375 degrees.
8 an 8 ½ in. Springform pan. Coat inside of buttered pan evenly with Parmesan cheese.
to spaghetti according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain again.
to spaghetti to a large bowl.
10 to from casing and discard casing. Crumble sausage into a medium skillet. Sauté over medium heat until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to the bowl with spaghetti.
to onion and mushrooms with spaghetti. Add olives, eggs, parsley, salt and pepper. Toss to combine thoroughly.
●Turn half the spaghetti mixture into the prepared pan, cover evenly with fontina cheese and top with remaining spaghetti mixture.
to 10 be prepared a day ahead up to this point. Cover and refrigerate. Increase cooking time by 10 minutes if torta is chilled when placed into oven.)
35 to 40 10 bake 35 to 40 minutes until heated through. Remove from oven and let sit 10 minutes. Run a knife around inside edge of pan before unmolding.
●Cut torta into wedges with serrated knife and serve with Terrific Tomato Sauce.
TERRIFIC TOMATO SAUCE
1 1 1 C. chopped onion
2 2 2 T olive oil
2 2 cloves 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
1 1 1 T. dried basil
2 2 2 tea. dried oregano
1/4 1/4 1/4 tea. red pepper flakes
2 2 2 (14 oz.) cans Italian tomatoes, undrained
½ tea. sugar
½ tea. salt
½ tea. black pepper
5 2 large saucepan, over medium heat, sauté onion in olive oil until soft but not brown, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes and sauté 2 minutes or more.
to a food processor, chop tomatoes coarsely, but do not puree. Add tomatoes, sugar, salt and pepper to pan.
to 30 a boil, lower heat and simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Preparation

Step 1

●Serve Pasta with Terrific Tomato Sauce.