Best 6 Baked Rigatoni With Meat Sauce Recipes

BAKED RIGATONI WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package; return to pasta-cooking pot.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain, and add to pot with pasta.
• Add pasta sauce and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese to pot with pasta and beef; stir to combine, then pour into baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil; bake 25 to 30 minutes or until casserole is at least 165°F in center. Garnish with basil.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook the pasta in a large pasta pot, 2 minutes shy of the package directions.

RIGATONI WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, celery, and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the beef and garlic and cook, breaking the beef into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon, until the onion and beef are lightly browned, 9 to 10 minutes. Pour in the wine and cook until it is nearly evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and zucchini; bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until slightly thickened, 2 minutes.
• Stir in the rigatoni, salt, pepper, and 3 cups water; bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until the sauce is somewhat thickened, about 18 minutes. Add 1 cup water and continue cooking until the pasta is tender, 9 to 10 minutes more.
• Serve the rigatoni topped with the Romano and basil.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium frying pan, heat the oil and butter over low heat. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, parsley and basil and cook until very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Raise the heat to moderate, add the ground beef, fennel seed, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until the meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Add the wine and cook until almost evaporated, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes with their juice and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Stir in the parmesan.
• Heat the oven to 350F.
• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the rigatoni until almost done, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Lightly oil a 3 quart oval baking dish. Toss the pasta with the meat sauce and put half of it in the baking dish. Top with half the mozzarella. Repeat with remaining pasta and mozzarella.
• Bake until the pasta is piping hot, about 20 minutes.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In large pan heat oil& butter over low heat.
• Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, parsley, basil and cook until very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Raise heat to moderate, add ground beef, fennel seed, salt and black pepper, cook until no longer pink.
• Add wine and cook until almost evaporated, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with juices and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Stir in parmesan and continue to cook.
• Preheat oven to 350, and lightly grease 3 quart baking dish.
• In a large pot of boiling water cook rigatoni until almost al dente, about 12 minutes.
• Drain, toss pasta with meat sauce.
• Put 1/2 of the mixture in dish, sprinkle with 1/2 the mozzarella, cover with remaining pasta mixture, and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake until pasta is hot, about 20 minutes.

RIGATONI AL SEGRETO (RIGATONI WITH SECRET SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, salt. Cook until no longer white and starting to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook about 1 minute. Add chili flakes and blended tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer; adjust heat to medium to medium-low. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 45 to 60 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes (5 minutes from doneness).
• Add about 2/3 of the basil to the sauce. Stir in butter. When butter melts, add cheese in 3 increments.
• Drain pasta; transfer to sauce. Stir until rigatoni are evenly coated with sauce. Serve sprinkled with the remaining basil and a dusting of grated cheese.