Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Tasty Tuesday: Baked Rigatoni

8 servings

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

 
Ingredients

1 lb. rigatoni or large tube pasta

1 lb. of ground beef

1 tsp. Olive Oil
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 8 oz.)

1 cup ricotta cheese

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 jar (1 lb. 10 oz.) Ragu® Old World Style® Sweet Tomato Basil Smooth Pasta Sauce, divided



Directions

Bring water to a boil in a large pot.  Boil pasta until tender.  Drain pasta well and toss with a tsp. of olive oil.  Brown ground beef in large skillet and season to taste.  Preheat oven to 350°. Toss hot rigatoni, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan and 1/2 jar Pasta Sauce; turn into 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Evenly pour on remaining Pasta Sauce.

Bake covered 30 minutes or until heated through.

Top with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and let stand until cheese is melted.