Baked pasta is one of my favorite childhood dishes. It is lighter and easier than lasagna, and many baked pastas loaded with cheese.
The family recipe is based on the Talismano della felicità from Ada Boni. It incorporates a little prosciutto cotto, which you can replace with a good cooked ham or some lacón that they sell cut thickly. If you are a cheese nut, you can make the Neapolitan version, with mozzarella cut into small cubes.