Baked Rigatoni with Meat Sauce
In this Baked Rigatoni with Meat Sauce, each piece of rigatoni pasta is smothered with rich Bolognese sauce and melty cheese.
Servings: 12
Calories: 334kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound pasta
- 1 pount ground meat
- 28 ounces can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup fresh grated parmigiano reggiano cheese
- 1 cup fresh grated romano cheese
- 2 teaspoons parsley divided
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 cup carrots diced
- 1 cup onion diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees and prepare a 13x9 dish with nonstick spray. Meanwhile, heat up a large pot of salted water to boil pasta in.
- In a pre-heated skillet, cook the ground meat until it is no longer pink.
- Add onion, celery, and carrots. Continue cooking for about 3 minutes, then drain.
- Stir in garlic, 1 teaspoon parsley, salt & pepper, and tomatoes. Simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the pasta with sauce.
- Stir in ½ cup of each cheese into the pasta. Spoon pasta mix into prepared baking dish in an even layer.
- Top it with the remaining cheese and parsley.
- Bake the pasta dish for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 557mg | Potassium: 473mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2063IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 236mg | Iron: 2mg