I only like fresh tomatoes two times a year: late summer, and early fall (AKA when they’re good). The rest of the year, I feel my safest and most secure when I have a few types of canned tomato products in my pantry—peeled whole plum tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, and tomato paste. To be clear: They are absolutely not a substitute for fresh tomatoes. BUT they make for the best texture and flavor in a homemade all-purpose tomato sauce like in this week’s recipe for saucy, cheesy baked shells.

We’re not stuffing individual shells, we’re not fussing over rolling or layering sheets of pasta, we’re not cooking down a béchamel. Instead, we’re letting tomato sauce, dollops of ricotta, and shredded mozzarella pool, melt (and bubble over) into pasta shells to serve with an oh-so-casual citrusy bitter greens salad.

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CREDITS
Director: Doron Max Hagay @doronmaxhagay
Producer: Graham Mason @grahambomason
Photography Director: Eric Schleicher @e_schleicher
Audio: Yves Albaret @yvesarmand
Camera Operator: Alex Bliss @albertblimp
Camera Operator: Will Colacito @revpooch
Editor: Maya Tippett @maya.tippett

VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:46 Home Movies with Alison Roman
1:13 Alison talks tomatoes
3:34 Thank you, Brooklinen!
4:55 Making gorgeous tomato sauce
7:56 Sweating onions
9:05 Keeping it classico with this sauce
10:58 30 minutes later, the sauce is perfect
12:12 Make it cheesy
14:30 We're boiling
15:29 Making the salad
16:21 Saucing the pasta & putting it all together
17:54 More salad making
19:04 Save the cheese and enjoy

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