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Oven-baked pasta with eggs and salami

A great pasta dish to make in advance! This recipe for oven-baked pasta stuffed with salami and boiled eggs comes from my Italian mother-in-law.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: buffet, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4 hungry people

Ingredients

  • 320 g Pasta tortiglioni or rigatoni
  • 750 ml Tomato puree 3 cups
  • 50 g Salami 2oz
  • 50 g Ham 2oz
  • 2 Eggs
  • 375 g Mozzarella 3 cups / approximately 3 balls

Instructions

  • Hard-boil the eggs.
  • Cook the pasta in boiling water until 2 minutes below the usual cooking time, then drain it.  It should be very al dente.
  • While the pasta is cooking, turn the oven on to 180 C (350 F).
  • Add 1 tsp of salt to the tomato puree and mix.  If you like you can add a little oregano. Chop the ham and salami into small pieces and thinly slice the mozzarella.
  • Drain the pasta.
  • Now you are ready to assemble the dish!
  • Put a little less than half the pasta on the bottom of an oven-proof dish.
  • Pour half the tomato puree on top of it and mix it a little.
  • Sprinkle the ham, salami and egg over the top, then cover with half the slices of mozzarella.
  • Add the rest of the pasta on top and pour the rest of the tomato puree evenly over it.
  • Finish off by covering the pasta with another layer of mozzarella slices.
  • Bake in the oven for 45 -50 minutes until the top is bubbling and crispy.

Notes

This is even better reheated the next day.