Honeycomb Pasta (TikTok Viral)
This TikTok viral recipe, Honeycomb Pasta is a fun and delicious twist on what's commonly known as rigatoni pie. Arrange your rigatoni noodles in a honeycomb pattern, and then bake with marinara sauce and cheese for a truly enjoyable Italian dinner.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 587kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz manicotti pasta
- 8 oz Mozzarella cheese shredded
- 15 oz Ricotta
- ½ cup parmesan grated
- 3 Garlic cloves minced
- ½ Shallot minced (about 1 tbsp)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 cups marinara sauce or your favorite pasta sauce
- Fresh Basil leaves as garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375•
- Shred the mozzarella cheese and set aside ½ cup.
- Bring 4 cups of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Slice each noodle in half. Be sure to cut even lengths of noodles, trim if necessary. This assures the pasta “pie” is level.
- Next, in a medium mixing bowl combine the ricotta, parmesan, ½ cup mozzarella, minced garlic, minced shallot, egg, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and red pepper flakes. Mix thoroughly.
- Add filling to a piping bag or a ziplock with the corner cut off.
- Lightly spray a 9” springform pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Coat the bottom of the pan with a little bit of the pasta sauce.
- Stack the cooked pasta vertically to fill the entire pan.
- Pipe cheese filling into each pasta until it is filled to the top.
- Pour the sauce over the pasta and top with remaining mozzarella.
- Place into the oven on the center rack. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the side of the springform pan.
- Garnish with fresh basil and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 587kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 1029mg | Potassium: 558mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1085IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 478mg | Iron: 3mg