Cheesy Baked Rigatoni
Cheesy Baked Rigatoni is easy to make and so good!
Ingredients
- 16 ozrigatoni pasta
- 1 lbground beef
- 1chopped onion
- ½ tspeach salt and pepper
- 1 tspeach garlic powder, paprika, italian seasoning
- ¼ tspred pepper flakes
- 1 tbspminced garlic
- 224 oz jars marinara
- ½ cupheavy cream
- 1 ½ cupsricotta cheese
- 8 ozshredded mozzarella cheese
- dried parsley
- parmesan cheese
Directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- 2
Heat a pot of water over high heat and boil 16 oz of pasta following the directions on the package. I used 16 oz of Rigatoni, but penne or ziti would also work for this recipe.
- 3
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 lb of ground beef and a chopped onion. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes.
- 4
Once the ground beef is fully cooked, drain any extra grease and add 1 tbsp of minced garlic. Stir well. Add 2 jars of marinara sauce and 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Stir the sauce together and turn the heat off.
- 5
Pour half of the cooked pasta in a greased 9x13 baking dish. Add half of the meat/sauce mixture to the baking dish and stir the pasta around just to get them all covered in sauce.
- 6
Next, use a large spoon to drop about 1 1/2 cups of ricotta cheese all over the first layer of the pasta.
- 7
Top the ricotta cheese with half of the shredded mozzarella. Add the rest of the pasta, meat/sauce mixture, and the rest of the shredded mozzarella cheese.
- 8
Bake in the oven at 375 degrees F for about 25 minutes uncovered. Once the cheese is golden brown and bubbling, it’s time to eat! Top with dried parsley and some Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!