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Penne is a pasta favorite and it looks like a cylinder or small short tubes with diagonally cut ends. Mamma uses a Catelli brand which is made in Italy. A great recipe you might want to try with penne is pasta with stuffed tomatoes….Pasta con i pomodori.

This recipes serves 6 people.

Ingredients

1/2 lb (225 g) Penne Noodles
6 tomatoes
1/4 tsp (1 ml) pepper
1 tsp (5 ml) basil
1/2 tsp (3 ml) oregano
1/2 tsp (3 ml) salt
1/4 lb (115 g) grated Mozzarella cheese
1/4 lb (115 g) grated Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup (125 ml) grated Parmesan cheese
Butter

Directions

1. Start by preheating your over to 350 deg F.
2. Cook penne pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water. Drain and rinse. Set aside. Going in oven later so make sure your pasta is firm or al dente.
3. Plunge your tomatoes in boiling water for 1 minute, remove and skin. Cut tops from tomatoes.
4. Carefully scoop out the middle or centers and discard.
5. Sprinkle the inside of the tomatoes with seasonings and fill with equal amounts of cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
6. Bake in oven until tomatoes are soft and the cheese is melted.
7. Place your noodles on a large greased oven safe platter.
8. Top with tomatoes.
9. Sprinkle with parmesan and small dot of butter.
10. Place in oven for 5 minutes and Mangiare!!

As a variation and if you have some cooked ground beef or cooked sweet Italian sausage you can add some to the inside of your tomatoes with the cheeses when stuffing.