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Rigatoni Bake with Ricotta and Meat Sauce
This dish brings back all the memories! It's one of our favorites to make for get togethers with friends because it's comforting flavors make everyone feel at home
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Italian
Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Key Ingredient
Beef, Mozzarella, Rigatoni, Sausage
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
Calories
504
kcal
Author
Charity Beth Long
Ingredients
1
box (1 lb)
rigatoni
1
tb
olive oil
4
cloves
garlic
, minced
1
large
onion
, diced
1
lb
lean ground beef
1
lb
loose italian sausage
2
-24oz jars
marinara sauce
16oz
whole milk ricotta
1
egg
1
bunch
parsley
1
bunch
basil
2
tb
fresh oregano
1
16oz package
whole milk mozzarella
, grated
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375F
Fill a large pot with water, salt it generously and then bring it to a boil.
Once boiling, add the rigatoni and cook to al dente (about 10-12 minutes) then drain thouroughly.
Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven, brown garlic and onion over medium high heat.
Once the onions are golden, add the sausage and ground beef and break up large pieces with a wooden spoon.
Cook meat until browned, then add marinara sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Place ricotta and egg in a food processor and pulse to combine.
Add herbs to ricotta mixture and pulse until herbs are chopped then season with salt and pepper to taste.
Lightly oil a lasagna pan, and layer the bottom of the pan with half of the sauce.
Evenly distribute the rigatoni over the sauce.
Spoon remaining sauce over rigatoni and then dollop the ricotta mixture on the pasta.
Finally sprinkle the top of the casserole with mozzarella cheese.
Bake uncovered 45-60 minutes, until cheese is golden and the sauce is bubbling.
Notes
We used
Victoria
marinara sauce
The ricotta mixture can be made by hand too! Hand chop the herbs and whisk all the ricotta, egg and herbs together in a large bowl.
Nutrition
Calories:
504
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
38
g
|
Protein:
29
g
|
Fat:
25
g
|
Saturated Fat:
11
g
|
Cholesterol:
101
mg
|
Sodium:
1105
mg
|
Potassium:
842
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
7
g
|
Vitamin A:
1380
IU
|
Vitamin C:
17.2
mg
|
Calcium:
243
mg
|
Iron:
4.1
mg