Helen's Baked Rigatoni
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 small onion chopped5 cloves of garlic chopped1 small red bell pepper chopped2 tbspn canola oil1/2 tspn garlic powder1/2 tspn ground black pepper4 tbspn dark brown sugar1 lb of lean ground beef (I use over 90% lean)1 jar Ragu sautéed onion & garlic sauce1/2 cup of water1 box of Barilla Rigatoni1 cup Mexican style shredded cheese
Preheat oven 350 degrees.
Cook rigatoni according to box directions. While the rigatoni is cooking you can start making the sauce below.
1. Sautee high heat the onion, garlic, and red bell pepper in 2 tbspn of canola oil until the onion is transparent.
2. Add the ground beef and cook until it's brown.
3. Add garlic powder and pepper.
4. Stir in Ragu sauce and reduce heat to medium.
5. Add water in the ragu jar, place the lid back, and shake the jar until all the sauce is mixed with the water.
6. Pour the remaining sauce from the ragu jar in your pan.
7. Add brown sugar and mix well.
8. Simmer the sauce over medium low heat for 5 minutes.
9. Add rigatoni in your pan and mix.
10. Pour into a rectangular baking dish and top with 1 cup of Mexican style cheese. Cover with foil and bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Serving Size: 8 squares
Cook rigatoni according to box directions. While the rigatoni is cooking you can start making the sauce below.
1. Sautee high heat the onion, garlic, and red bell pepper in 2 tbspn of canola oil until the onion is transparent.
2. Add the ground beef and cook until it's brown.
3. Add garlic powder and pepper.
4. Stir in Ragu sauce and reduce heat to medium.
5. Add water in the ragu jar, place the lid back, and shake the jar until all the sauce is mixed with the water.
6. Pour the remaining sauce from the ragu jar in your pan.
7. Add brown sugar and mix well.
8. Simmer the sauce over medium low heat for 5 minutes.
9. Add rigatoni in your pan and mix.
10. Pour into a rectangular baking dish and top with 1 cup of Mexican style cheese. Cover with foil and bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Serving Size: 8 squares
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 464.9
- Total Fat: 16.5 g
- Cholesterol: 49.8 mg
- Sodium: 491.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 58.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
- Protein: 23.8 g