Recipes tagged with « Baked Pasta »

Twisted Baked Rigatoni

Baked rigatoni loaded with browned beef and pork sausage cooked with garlic, onions, and Italian herbs. Dense, chunky tomato mix swapped with fire-roasted crushed tomatoes and a hint of chipotle pepper for depth. Pasta coated fully in meat sauce, baked under a blanket of mozzarella. Finished with fresh basil instead of parsley for brightness. Takes about 45 minutes from start to done. Serve straight from the oven when cheese bubbles and crust browns unevenly. Simple swap outs possible with ground turkey or vegan sausage and part-skim mozzarella to cut fat. Practical, uncompromising approach to comfort pasta bake with smoky notes added.