Baked Rigatoni and Sausage
"Another simple Italian dish that my family enjoys."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 3 (8 ounce) cups rigatoni pasta, uncooked
- 1 lb sweet Italian sausage link
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 (26 1/4 ounce) cup ricotta cheese
- 3 (30 ounce) cups spaghetti sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage until brown on all sides.
- Remove from pan; slice into thin pieces.
- Return meat to pan; add onion and garlic.
- Cook until onion is tender; drain.
- Stir in hot pasta and ricotta cheese; blend well.
- Pour 1 cup spaghetti sauce on bottom of a 3-quart casserole dish.
- Spread one-third pasta mixture over sauce; cover with 1 cup spaghetti sauce.
- Sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese over sauce.
- Repeat layers of pasta mixture, sauce, and cheeses twice, ending with Parmesan Cheese.
- Cover, bake at 400 degrees F.
- for 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
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Reviews
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Very good, and very easy. I added one chopped green bell pepper, and used 3 cloves of garlic instead of just one (I love garlic though). My wife and picky son enjoyed it very much. -
Excellent recipe, Caryn! Great Italian cuisine! I used homemade sauce, and then, I got daring! The ricotta was spoiled, the plain yogurt was spoiled, soooo, I slipped in sour cream. Didn't hurt it a bit! It worked, and we enjoyed a fine meal. Thanks so much for sharing. YUM! Laudee -
Wonderful! I made it this time :) and it was a great recipe. Easy to follow. I also added more garlic and cheese. Next time I may substitute the ricotta with tofu just for something a little different. Which means I will make this again! -
I was looking for a use for some leftover sweet Italian sausage and I came across this recipe. It was okay. It is simple and comforting.
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This was a budget friendly meal that was easy to make and very tasty.
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Tweaks
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Caryn, when I read your recipe I knew the basic recipe would be something wed really like. I did steps 1 thru 5, plus the cottage cheese (ricotta cheese per the recipe, but I used cottage cheese) the night before and brung it to a boil, and let it cool to make it quicker to finish when I got home from work, as for me the prep time took a bit longer than the 25 minutes, I guessed thats an estimate anyway, as most cooks usually dont time it. I used ziti pasta because thats what we had, plus I also added a diced green pepper (as per Richards suggestion). I replaced the ricotta cheese with cottage because our cottage cheese needed used, and we dont normally use ricotta anyway. On step 5 I didnt drain the grease, as I only had 1 tablespoon max anyway. On step 6 I had the pasta pre-cooked el dente, and everything else ready in the pan to be heated up.. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe that can easily be done in advance so much that you can come home from work, turn on the oven, and have an excellent dinner done in less than an hour when you come home, the timing works out perfectly with our favorite oven garlic bread, thanks Caryn!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Caryn
Hoover, AL
I live in to Jacksonville, FL with my husband, 2 daughters (17 and 11), 4 cats, and 2 dogs. My favorite things to make are cookies/bars and pound cakes. I have had a great time cooking since discovering Recipezaar January 2002.
This is a picture of my youngest cat, Lily. She is my sweet sweet little baby.
