Baked Rigatoni With Aurora Sauce

Aurora sauce is a combination of bechamel, cream and tomato puree. My boys love this simple, quick dish.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  lb rigatoni pasta
• 8  tablespoons butter
• 4 1⁄2 tablespoons flour
• 2 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1  cup tomato sauce (perferably homemade)
•  salt
•  pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups parmesan cheese
• 8  teaspoons  toasted  breadcrumbs

Directions

1. Make bechamel sauce using 6 tablespoons butter, flour and milk.
2. (Melt butter, add flour and cook until bubbly, then add milk and whisk until thickened).
3. Stir in tomato sauce.
4. Add salt and pepper.
5. Cook pasta until al dente.
6. Drain, mix well with sauce and 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese.
7. Turn into buttered oven dish.
8. Mix remaining cheese with breadcrumbs.
9. Top casserole with this mixture, then dot with remaining butter.
10. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.