Neopolitan Nachos #Ragu

Name: Neopolitan Nachos #Ragu
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12 dozen, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb Italian sausage; 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 lb lasagna noodle; olive oil flavored cooking spray; 1/4 cup fine breadcrumbs; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated and divided; 1 1/2 tablespoons mixed Italian herbs; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 (16 ounce) jar Ragú® Pasta Sauce, spicy italian style sauce warmed in microwave; 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded; 1 cup green pepper, diced; 1 cup onion, diced; 1/2 cup pine nuts; 1/2 cup fresh basil, torn into pieces

Submitted by Raquel Grinnell

"Ragú® Recipe Contest Entry. How do you make nachos Italian? Using baked lasagna noodles instead of chips and Ragu Spicy Italian Style sauce as your "salsa", that's how! A few more fresh ingredients and you'll be saying "Mamma Mia" instead of "Ole"!"

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photo by Vicki Kaye

Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 12 dozen
Serves:: 12

ingredients

1 lb Italian sausage
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 lb lasagna noodle
olive oil flavored cooking spray
¹⁄₄ cup fine breadcrumbs
¹⁄₂ cup parmesan cheese, grated and divided
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons mixed Italian herbs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 (16 ounce) jar Ragú® Pasta Sauce, spicy italian style sauce warmed in microwave
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 cup green pepper, diced
1 cup onion, diced
¹⁄₂ cup pine nuts
¹⁄₂ cup fresh basil, torn into pieces

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Remove italian sausage from casing and cook in 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned, resembling ground beef. Drain and set aside to cool.
Add remaining tablespoon of olive oil to large pot of boiling water and cook lasagna noodles according to package directions, except do not add salt. Drain well and lay out on a cutting board. Spray lightly with olive oil spray, flip over and spray other side.
Cut each noodle crosswise into 2-inch squares, then cut each square in half diagonally to form "chips". Arrange pasta on large baking sheets sprayed with olive oil spray.
Combine bread crumbs, 1/4 cup of the parmesan (set aside 1/4 cup to top nachos), herbs, garlic powder, paprika and salt and mix well. Sprinkle noodles with crumb mixture, and then spray again with olive oil spray.
Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until the edges are crisp and golden brown. They burn easily, so stay close!
Remove pans from oven and arrange chips on oven-safe plates, in one layer or piled high - your choice. Change oven setting to broil.
Top with dollops of warmed Ragu Spicy Italian Style sauce, and sprinkle evenly with one and a half cups of the mozzarella, then the cooled and browned sausage, green pepper, onion and pine nuts. Top with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan, and bake until cheese is bubbling and slightly browned, up to 5 minutes. Again, stay nearby and watch closely!
Remove from oven, sprinkle with fresh basil and serve.

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Reviews

This was creative all the way! What a fun dinner I put together following this recipe. Noodles into chips. The best of the regular nachos with chips, except nothing is fried (except sausage).SO flavorful! Noodles turn out a bit tough from the baking, so there's some serious chewing involved, but again, the fun and flavor factor win out over minor issues. This should be a major contender for contest winner.

Vicki Kaye

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Raquel Grinnell

Crownsville, Maryland

I am a married cruise-only travel agent with two stepsons, aged 20 and 25. It took a while to get the boys used to my cooking, as they were raised on fast food and pre-packaged foods (i.e. mac-n-cheese from the blue box, frozen dinners, Chef Boyardee, McDonalds, etc.). My mother is from Spain and I lived there as well as Germany, England and Italy growing up, which influenced both my career and my cuisine!</p> 8726943"

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