Baked Rigatoni
"Something quick, easy and tasty that you can throw together after a busy day. Serve with a salad and some garlic bread."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 453.59 g rigatoni pasta
- 44.37 ml butter, divided
- 226.79 g mozzarella cheese, diced
- 793.78 g can spaghetti sauce
- 236.59 ml diced ham or 236.59 ml meatballs
- 177.44 ml grated parmesan cheese
directions
- Cook pasta.
- Drain.
- Arrange in a 2 1/2 qt casserole.
- Add 2 tbsp of the butter, mozzarella cheese, sauce and meatballs or ham.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Sprinkle with parmesan.
- Dot with remaining butter.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes til heated through.
- Broil for 5 minutes to brown the cheese lightly.
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Reviews
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Yummy! This was nice and simple and tasty. I'll have to try it with meatballs next time. My hubby loves his meat so I just used a pound of ground beef that I seasoned with season all, garlic salt, minced onions and black pepper. My son of course wanted 3rds. -
EVERYONE loved this! The kids...the in-laws...it was a hit! Thanks! -
My family flipped out over this meal! *even my super picky 9 year old said it was perfect!* I used 1 lb of ground beef for the meat and added a cup of diced fresh red onion. Will definitely be making it again :) -
SO easy to make - and with minimal ingredients as well! In basically 25 minutes, a delicious meal is ready to eat!! Very yummy. Thanks for sharing!
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This was nice and easy for a beginner cook. I didnt use any butter (or oil like other chefs) but stuck to the recipe otherwise. It was delicious and looked good. Better than the usual spaghetti and meatballs I usually make.
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Tweaks
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Good recipe! Made a lot of changes, though. Since it's just the two of us, I had to downsize on the ingredients big time! I used 2 oz whole wheat penne pasta (originally made 3 oz but it made too much), 1 cup sugar free spag sauce (seasoned with some italian seas & oregano) & made my own turkey meatballs. I only used 2 tbsp parm cheese & about 3/4 cup mozz cheese. I simmered the sauce & meatballs (chopped up) for a few min on the stovetop just to blend the flavors. I layered the casserole with meat sauce, noodles, 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese, mozz cheese & parm cheese, then repeated. I covered it, baked it for 20 min, then uncovered & baked a few more min. Oh, I also tossed the pasta with a little olive oil instead of butter. I know I changed things up a lot but this recipe gave me a great base start, so thank you!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
bert2421
Oakville, Ont
I love to cook and so I am thrilled that I found recipezaar. I work as an educational assistant in a food school so I am around food all day long. I have four children, three of which have already flown the coop so to speak but I still have my 'baby' at home. (He's 21). I am lucky in that I have my summers off so I spend a lot of time trying new recipes and catching up on my reading. I also play soccer in a ladies league to stay in shape.
