Beef / Pork

Helen's Baked Rigatoni is for Dinner.

Helen's Baked Rigatoni takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Helen's Baked Rigatoni takes 30 minutes to cook.

Helen's Baked Rigatoni makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Helen's Baked Rigatoni are:

1 small onion chopped
5 cloves of garlic chopped
1 small red bell pepper chopped
2 tbspn canola oil
1/2 tspn garlic powder
1/2 tspn ground black pepper
4 tbspn dark brown sugar
1 lb of lean ground beef (I use over 90% lean)
1 jar Ragu saut?ed onion & garlic sauce
1/2 cup of water
1 box of Barilla Rigatoni
1 cup Mexican style shredded cheese

Here is how you make Helen's Baked Rigatoni:

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

The nutritional information for Helen's Baked Rigatoni is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• 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

Helen's Baked Rigatoni is Italian cuisine.