Easy Baked Rigatoni
Description: Add this one to your weekday meal rotation! You’ll love this mixture of ground beef, onion, bell pepper, garlic and mushroom with Lovera’s Tomato Basil Sauce. Fold it in with rigatoni and mozzarella cheese, and bake until bubbly. This is a dish the whole family will love. Serve it with garlic bread and a salad for a filling Italian meal that doesn’t take hours to make.
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- 1 (12-ounce) package Della Terra Rigatoni
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 green bell peppers, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (8-ounce) package J-M Sliced Mushrooms
- 1 (25-ounce) jar Lovera’s Tomato Basil Sauce
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Brown ground beef with onion, bell peppers, garlic and mushrooms over medium heat until meat is browned and onion and peppers are tender. Drain any fat. Add pasta sauce. Simmer 5-10 minutes, uncovered, stirring to combine flavors. Add parsley and cooked rigatoni.
- Spread into a 9- by 13-inch pan. Top with cheese. Bake 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Top with more chopped parsley, if desired.