You will need:

2 medium onions chopped, 1 1/2 cup fresh tomato purée, 1 1/2 cup strained tomato, 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, 2 pounds of ground beef, butter, oil, milk, pecorino cheese, mini rigatoni pasta

For the Béchamel:

8 tablespoons of flour, 8 tablespoons of butter, 8 cups of milk,

• Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
• In a skillet heat 1 tbsp of butter
• 2 tbsps of oil
• Add chopped onion
• Cook the onion until fragrant and translucent
• Add the ground beef and with the back of a spoon break it up into small pieces
• Mix the meat with the onion and cook until browned
• Add 2 tbsps of tomato paste to the browned beef and mix
• Cook together for 2 minutes
• Add puréed fresh tomato
• Add 1/2 tsp sugar and mix it in
• Cover and let cook for 5 mins
• Add 1 1/2 strained tomatoes to the meat and season with salt and pepper, mix well
• Cover and cook on medium low heat for 10 minutes
• While it cooks, focus on the Béchamel
• Melt a stick of butter in a new pan, once it melts add flour by stirring it in
• Cook by stirring constantly, until the paste starts to bubble a little.
• When it does turn off the heat and add just 1 cup of milk (room temp)
• Stir well and add the remaining milk
• Turn the heat back on, continuing to stir until the sauce starts to thicken
• Adding 1 bouillon cube is optional
• Add a dash of nutmeg
• Add salt to taste
• Take 2 eggs in a separate bowl and beat them, add a dash of black pepper to them
• Add beaten eggs to Béchamel
• Cook while constantly mixing until you reach the desired sauce thickness
• Take 8 tbsps grated pecorino cheese and add it to the Béchamel
• Mix until the cheese melts completely in with the sauce
• Take Mini rigatoni Pasta
• Boil pasta in salted water and cook until it is al denote
• Take a clean baking dish and grease the bottom and sides with butter
• Add some of the Béchamel sauce to the pasta and mix together
• Add half the pasta to the greased baking dish
• Add meat sauce to the baking dish and spread it over the pasta
• Add another layer of pasta
• Pour the remaining Béchamel sauce on top
• Lastly, add shredded mozzarella cheese on top
• Add cherry tomatoes
• Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 35 minutes
• Enjoy!