The entry the file was opened for: meat ragù simmered for hours, béchamel and parmesan between every sheet.
Sauce: slow meat ragù + béchamel · Layers: pasta · ragù · béchamel · parmesan.
Same ragù, doubled béchamel — richness measured in millimeters.
Sauce: double béchamel · Layers: pasta · ragù · béchamel · mozzarella.
Sweet Italian sausage, roasted peppers — the tailgate entry, baked in a pan.
Sauce: marinara with fennel sausage · Layers: pasta · sausage · peppers · mozzarella.
Ricotta under every layer, mozzarella everywhere else — how the element landed in American ovens.
Sauce: beef marinara + ricotta · Layers: pasta · beef · ricotta · mozzarella.
Green layers of spinach folded into ricotta — light, bright and honest.
Sauce: light tomato + spinach ricotta · Layers: pasta · spinach ricotta · mozzarella.
Zucchini, mushrooms and peppers roasted first so the layers stay firm.
Sauce: marinara with roasted vegetables · Layers: pasta · vegetables · marinara · mozzarella.
No tomato in sight — béchamel, chicken and mozzarella, the white element of the file.
Sauce: béchamel + chicken · Layers: pasta · chicken · béchamel · mozzarella.
Mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan and gorgonzola — four cheeses arguing politely under foil.
Sauce: cream base, no tomato · Layers: pasta · four cheeses · cream.
Roasted squash purée, sage brown butter, a thin veil of béchamel — autumn's entry.
Sauce: sage brown butter béchamel · Layers: pasta · squash · béchamel · parmesan.
Wild mushrooms, cream and a whisper of truffle — the entry reserved for guests.
Sauce: mushroom cream + truffle oil · Layers: pasta · mushrooms · cream · fontina.
Shrimp and scallops in light cream — the element that arrives with holidays.
Sauce: light cream with seafood · Layers: pasta · seafood · cream · herbs.
Basil pesto thinned with cream, chicken and sun-dried tomatoes between sheets.
Sauce: pesto cream · Layers: pasta · chicken · pesto cream · mozzarella.
Olives, capers, anchovies and chili — the loudest sauce in the file, baked anyway.
Sauce: puttanesca · Layers: pasta · puttanesca · mozzarella.
Hot Italian sausage with chili flakes in the ragù — the entry with a warning label.
Sauce: hot sausage ragù · Layers: pasta · hot ragù · mozzarella.
Guanciale, egg and pecorino folded like carbonara, then baked — scandalous and delicious.
Sauce: carbonara — egg, pecorino, pepper · Layers: pasta · carbonara · guanciale.
Buffalo sauce softened with cream cheese — game-day element, baked in trays.
Sauce: buffalo cream · Layers: pasta · buffalo chicken · cream · cheddar.
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