Baked Rigatoni

This cheesy baked rigatoni is a quick and easy pasta dish that you can throw together in less than 30 minutes. It's packed with flavourful beef tomato sauce, topped with lots of cheese, and baked until golden brown and bubbly!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword baked rigatoni

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Servings Serves

Calories 502kcal

Author Makyla Baines

Ingredients

500 g rigatoni pasta or penne
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ yellow onion diced
500 g ground beef beef mince
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup tomato paste
1 can crushed tomatoes 400g (14oz)
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese grated
fresh parsley optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180℃ (375℉). Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Once boiling, add the pasta until al dente - reserve ½ cup of pasta water and set aside. Drain the pasta and pour it into a 9x13 baking dish; set aside.
Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Once hot, add the diced onion and ground beef, breaking up into small pieces until cooked through and the onions are translucent. Add the crushed garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
Add the Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper to the beef and onion mixture. Mix to combine and cook until warmed through.
Add the beef mixture to the pasta and mix to combine. Spread evenly across the baking dish.
Top with mozzarella cheese and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbly.
Garnish with fresh parsley and serve immediately.

Notes

Refrigerator – Store fully cooked in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Freezing – This baked pasta can be frozen for up to 3 months. Be sure to tightly cover the top of your dish with foil, and then cover everything with plastic wrap to create a tight seal. You have the option to either thaw the dish or bake it from frozen. If you choose to bake it from frozen, you’ll need to add an additional 30-40 minutes to the cooking time.

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