Beef Rigatoni
Beef Rigatoni pasta bake is a super simple weeknight dinner that the whole family will love. Made with ground beef, rigatoni pasta and a creamy tomato sauce all topped with lots of cheese.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 530kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt divided use
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 16 oz rigatoni pasta
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz shredded mozzarella
- 2 oz finely grated Parmesan
- fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook diced onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat, stirring often until onions are softened.
- Stir in ground beef and season with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Continue cooking until well broken up and browned all over.
- Add in tomato sauce, thyme and basil and stir to combine. Mix in cream, lower to simmer.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In another pan, add water for pasta and bring to a boil. Cook pasta with 1 teaspoon of salt for 6 minutes. Drain and stir into meat sauce.
- Sprinkle pasta with mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and edges of pasta are browned.
- Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 1509mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g