Naunie's Pastera (leftover Easter Pasta Bake)

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1/4 pound elbow macaroni
• 1/4 pound ziti pasta
• 1/4 pound farfalle (bow tie) pasta
• 1/4 pound radiatore pasta
• 1 pound sweet italian sausage links, cut into 1/2- inch slices
• 12 jumbo eggs, or more if needed
• 1/2 cup shredded pecorino romano cheese, or more if needed
• salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. grease a 2-quart and a 1 1/2-quart round glass baking dish each with 3/4 teaspoon olive oil; drizzle 1 tablespoon of remaining olive oil into bottom of each baking dish.
• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook macaroni, ziti, farfalle, and radiatore pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. drain.
• arrange sausage slices on foil-lined baking sheet.
• bake sausage in the preheated oven until browned and crisp, 30 to 45 minutes. lower oven heat to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• beat eggs in a large bowl until foamy, using an electric mixer. add pecorino-romano cheese, salt, and black pepper; continue to beat egg mixture with electric mixer on highest speed until eggs and cheese are blended, 2 to 3 minutes. stir cooked pasta into eggs and cheese; mixture should be runny and look like pasta is floating in egg mixture. stir additional beaten eggs and pecorino-romano cheese into mixture if more egg mixture is needed.
• ladle spoonfuls of egg-pasta mixture into each casserole, followed by a layer of sausage; continue layering pasta mixture and sausage until all sausage has been used. top casseroles with final layer of pasta mixture. drizzle top of each casserole with 1 tablespoon olive oil. small pieces of pasta should stick out of the egg mixture.
• bake in the oven until casseroles are set in the center, about 1 hour; raise oven heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) and continue baking until the tops of casseroles are browned and crispy, 1 to 1 1/2 more hours.