Baked Tagliatelle Nests

Ingredients

To prepare the baked tagliatelle nests, begin with the sauce. In a skillet, heat the extra virgin olive oil with the clove of garlic.
Add the tomato sauce and a generous pinch of salt, then cook for 2 minutes. The sauce should not thicken, but simply infuse with flavor.
Finally, stir in the basil leaves torn by hand.
Spread two-thirds of the tomato sauce across the bottom of an oven-safe baking dish.
Arrange the tagliatelle nests in an even layer and cover them with the remaining sauce.
Remove the sausage casing, cut into pieces, and place a piece of sausage into the center of each nest, pressing down gently.
Sprinkle with grated Pecorino and cover the dish with its lid or aluminum foil.
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40 minutes for dried pasta, or 10 minutes for fresh pasta, removing the aluminum foil only for the last 5 minutes of baking.
Let the baked tagliatelle rest and cool slightly for about 10 minutes before serving.