Pasta Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb rigatoni pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 lb ground beef
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon oregano
1 (28 ounce) can good quality crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
8 ounces grated mozzarella cheese

Preparation

In a large pot cook pasta until slightly underdone (apx 12 minutes). When done, rinse in cold water and drain again. Toss pasta with 1 tablespoon olive oil to coat. Set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef. Cook, stirring occasionally until browned. Add garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook 2 minutes more.
Add crushed tomatoes; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Toss pasta with parmesan cheese. Butter a 9\" springform pan. Tightly pack pasta into pan, standing each piece on end. I held the pan on it's side and layered that way. Spread meat sauce on top of pasta and try to have the sauce go into center of noodles.
Place in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and bake another 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edge to loosen and then unmold.
Cut into wedges and serve with any remaining meat sauce you might have.
Enjoy!