Healthy Rigatoni Bake Food

CHEESY RIGATONI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; return to pot. Cool slightly., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour and salt until smooth; gradually whisk in milk and water. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat., Add eggs to pasta, tossing to coat. Divide mixture between two greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Layer each dish with one can tomato sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and half of the white sauce; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 160°, 30-35 minutes. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375°. Cover casserole with foil; bake 40 minutes. Uncover; bake until a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, 7-10 minutes.

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

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and green pepper in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, sauce, paste, water, mushrooms, parsley, garlic and seasonings. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf. , Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain and toss with butter. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, ricotta and Parmesan cheese. Stir into rigatoni mixture. Transfer to a 3-qt. baking dish; top with tomato mixture., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese.

BAKED RIGATONI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook until onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add tomato paste, and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and sugar. Season with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cook until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add salt. Add rigatoni, and cook, stirring occasionally, 9 minutes. Drain in a colander, and rinse under cool water until cool. Set aside.
• In a medium nonstick skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add sausage, and cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon to break up any large pieces, until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta with half of the mozzarella. Stir to combine. Season with a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
• To assemble, spread 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Add half of the rigatoni in an even layer. Spread with 1/2 cup sauce, ricotta mixture, sausage, and 1 cup more sauce. Top with remaining rigatoni, and 1 1/2 cups sauce. Any remaining sauce may be reheated and served on the side or reserved for another use. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella over the top to cover. Place baking dish on a baking sheet, and transfer to oven. Bake until bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve hot.

RIGATONI SAUSAGE BAKE

Steps:

• Slit the sausages and remove them from their skins, then chop them into small pieces. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and fry for 5 minutes, until softened and lightly browned. Stir in the sausages and fry until lightly coloured. Add the carrot, then stir in the wine, stock, tomato purée, and season.
• Bring to the boil, then simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes until thickened. Taste and season. Set aside.
• Put the butter, flour and milk in a pan. Gently heat, whisking, until thickened and smooth. Add a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg, season, then simmer for 2 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5/fan 170C. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta, stir well, then cook, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes, until tender. Remove from the heat, stir in the spinach and, when just wilted, drain well.
• Tip half the pasta into a shallow ovenproof dish, about 2.2 litre/4 pint, and level. Spoon over the sausage sauce, then cover with the remaining pasta. Pour the white sauce evenly over the top and sprinkle with the cheddar. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Leave for 5 minutes before serving.

BAKED RIGATONI

Steps:

• Cook rigatoni.
• Drain.
• Brown ground beef.
• Drain grease.
• Mix ground beef, spaghetti sauce, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella.
• cheese and ricotta cheese together with rigatoni noodles.
• Pat mixture in a 13" x 9" pan.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Sprinkle some grated parmesan cheese on top.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

MEATY RIGATONI BAKE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, crumble sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce and mushrooms. Drain pasta; add to sausage mixture., Transfer to a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with cheese and pepperoni. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

HEALTHY RIGATONI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a skillet, cook beef until browned and crumbled.
• Drain grease.
• Add oats to beef and stir well to incorporate.
• Add spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, and rigatoni to the beef and mix well.
• In a casserole dish, add your rigatoni mixture and top with mozzarella and romano cheeses.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted.
• Hint: I usually use a full pound of meat and 2% cottage cheese.

RIGATONI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, stir and cook ground beef and onion over medium heat until browned and onions have softened. Drain any juices released.
• Add the Italian seasoning, garlic, salt and pepper and cook 1 minute.
• Add the pasta sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat, for 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil over high heat. Add rigatoni, reduce heat to medium-high, and cook just until al dente (it will continue to cook slightly in the oven).
• Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and drain pasta. Stir reserved pasta water into meat sauce.
• Combine pasta and pasta sauce in saucepan. Pour into a lightly greased 9x13" or similar baking dish.
• Cover with a lightly greased piece of foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until heated through.
• **Optionally, cover and refrigerate up to 2 days. Bake at 350 degrees F until heated through, about 30-40 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle with cheese. Bake an additional 10 minutes, until cheese has started to brown.

AWESOME CHEESY RIGATONI BAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13 x9-inch casserole dish.
• Cook the rigatoni until firm-tender (do not overcook as it will cook more when baked) toss with 2 tbsp oil to prevent drying out; set aside.
• Cook beef with onions, garlic, seasoned salt and pepper until beef is done and no longer pink; drain off fat.
• Stir in pasta sauce; simmer 20 minutes.
• In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and eggs.
• On the bottom of the casserole dish spread 1-1/2 cups meat sauce.
• Top with half each, the cooked rigatoni, ricotta cheese mixture and meat sauce.
• Repeat layer ending with meat sauce.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake uncovered until hot and bubbly, about 30-35 minutes.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
• Note: canned sliced mushrooms may be added to meat sauce if desired.

RIGATONI SAUSAGE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190*C (375*F).
• Slit the sausages and remove them from their skins, then chop them into small pieces.
• heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and fry for 5 minutes until softened and lightly browned.
• Stir in the sausages and fry until lightly coloured.
• Add the carrot, then stir in the wine, stock, tomato puree, and season.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes until the sauce is thickened.
• Taste and season if necessary.
• Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a pan.
• Stir in flour til smooth, then slowly whisk in the milk.
• Cook stirring over medium heat until sauce is thickened and smooth.
• Add a good sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg, season, then simmer for 2 minutes.
• Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted water until tender.
• Remove from heat, stir in spinach, leave til just wilted, then drain all.
• Tip half the pasta into a shallow ovenproof casserole.
• Shake to level.
• Spoon over the sausage sauce, then cover with remaining pasta.
• Pour the white sauce over all and sprinkle with the grated cheddar.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the top is golden brown.
• Leave to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

RIGATONI AND SAUSAGE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
• Over medium heat, cook sausage and onions in a skillet until sausage is cooked through.
• Cut sausage into thin slices.
• In a large bowl, stir together pasta, sausage mixture, 2 1/2 cups sauce, 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese and 2 tbl Parmesan cheese until well combined.
• Spread mixture into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish, top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheeses.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

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RIGATONI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet; drain.
• Drain pasta; spoon into 3-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray. Add meat, pasta sauce, tomatoes, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella and 1 Tbsp. basil; mix well. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining basil.

ITALIAN RIGATONI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil, along with the onions. Fry until tender and a little golden.
• Add the ground beef along with the sausage, and cook until golden brown.
• Remove the meat from the pan and add the garlic, the tomatoes in the juice can, and the tomato sauce to it. Stir very well.
• Add 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning, a pinch of salt and pepper. Once they are properly combined, reserve a cup and let them cool.
• For the remaining sauce, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Cook pasta in a separate pot with boiling water until soft.
• In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta cheese with an egg, mozzarella cheese, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese.
• Once the pasta is done, add the cheese mixture and stir. Then pour in the previously reserved sauce and stir until well combined.
• Grease a 10x13 dish with cooking spray and pour half of the pasta over it. Cover with the meat mixture and then the cheese. Repeat another layer of pasta and then another of meat and repeat until finished with the ingredients.
• Bake at 350°F/175°C for 45 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.
• Enjoy!

BAKED RIGATONI WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Fill a stockpot with about 6 quarts of water, for the pasta. Heat on high until boiling.
• In a skillet, brown the sausage. Drain off visible fat. Preheat oven to 350°.
• Add pasta to boiling, salted water and cook according to directions. Drain.
• Mix the pasta and sausage together in the baking dish. Pour over the pasta sauce. Evenly nestle the mozzarella cheese balls throughout the casserole. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. See notes below to serve this without baking.
• Bake at 350° for 20 minutes, until the top is bubbly and golden. Garnish with parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

BAKED RIGATONI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F and set the oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish; set aside.
• In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook rigatoni according to package instructions for very al dente. (It will continue to cook in the oven, so you want to undercook the pasta just a bit.) Drain; set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a 12-inch cast iron skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and onion; cook until the sausage is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir in both jars of the marinara sauce, basil, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. Simmer over medium-low heat for about 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and toss to combine.
• Spread half of the pasta mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with 1 cup of mozzarella and ¼ cup of Parmesan.
• Top with remaining pasta mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella and ¼ cup of Parmesan.
• Bake, uncovered, until the casserole is hot and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

SAUSAGE RIGATONI PASTA BAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200⁰C/400⁰F/Fan 180⁰C/Gas Mark 6. Heat the oil in a large frying or sauté pan. Add the sausages and fry over a moderate heat for 4 - 5 minutes until lightly browned. Lift out and drain and set aside to cool for a few minutes.
• Add the onion, pepper, garlic and chilli and fry for 5 minutes until softened but not browned.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and their juice, red wine, sugar, oregano and tomato purée and stir together well. Season with salt and black pepper. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 - 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly.
• Cut the sausages into thick slices and place in an ovenproof dish measuring 38cm x 23cm.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large saucepan with plenty of salted boiling water for 10 - 15 minutes until tender but still "Al Dente".
• Drain the pasta and then add it to the tomato sauce. Stir the sauce into the pasta until well combined then add it all to the sausages in the dish , mixing everything together evenly.
• Mix the cheeses together and sprinkle over the pasta. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until the cheese is golden brown. Serve with a green salad and crusty bread.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the topping: Add the ricotta, basil, and salt to a small bowl. Stir together with a rubber spatula. Set aside.
• For the pasta: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Season well with salt and cook the rigatoni for 5 minutes. Drain well, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
• Meanwhile, heat a large braiser or ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and sausage to the pan. Cook, stirring often and breaking apart the meat with the back of a spoon, until beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the broccoli and garlic and cook to marry the flavors, about 3 minutes. Stir in the marinara and 1/4 teaspoon salt until fully combined. Add the pasta to the pan and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Toss well to coat. Add the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce slightly.
• Dollop the ricotta cheese mixture evenly over the top. Nestle the ricotta mixture into the pasta and cover with some of the pasta. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 20 minutes. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.