Description
This baked rigatoni recipe is pasta tossed in a flavorful meat sauce, then topped with plenty of cheese and baked until golden brown. A super easy dinner option that’s great for feeding a crowd!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef (90% lean)
- 1 pound mild beef Italian sausage (casings removed)
- 1/2 cup onion (finely chopped)
- 2 teaspoons garlic (minced)
- 24 ounce jar marinara sauce
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- 16 ounces rigatoni pasta (cooked according to package directions)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Step: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9″x13″ pan with cooking spray.
- Step: Heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
- Step: Add the ground beef and beef sausage to the pan. Season the meat with salt and pepper.
- Step: Cook the meat for 3-4 minutes, breaking it up into small pieces with a spoon.
- Step: Add the onion to the pan. Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until meat is browned and cooked through and onion is softened.
- Step: Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Step: Add the marinara sauce and tomato sauce to the pan and bring the sauce to a simmer. Let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes or until just thickened.
- Step: Toss the cooked rigatoni with the sauce.
- Step: Pour the pasta mixture into the prepared pan and top with mozzarella cheese.
- Step: Bake covered for 20 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until pasta is bubbly and cheese is melted and browned.
- Step: Sprinkle with parsley. Let stand for 5 minutes, then serve.
Notes
Shred your own mozzarella cheese to avoid anti-caking agents. Use a high quality marinara sauce. Use 90% lean ground beef to reduce greasiness. Penne is a good substitute for rigatoni.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 601 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 726 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 51 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 102 mg
Keywords: baked rigatoni, pasta bake, Italian dinner, comfort food, cheesy pasta