# Beef Rigatoni Pasta

This is an easy and delicious beef rigatoni pasta recipe perfect for dinner.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Rigatoni pasta
- 0.5 onion
- 0.5 tbsp minced garlic
- olive oil
- ground beef
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- Italian seasoning
- cayenne pepper
- tomato paste
- tomato & basil pasta sauce
- water
- 0.25 cup half & half
- mozzarella cheese

## Instructions

1. Cook rigatoni pasta in a pot of boiling water.
2. Add half an onion and half a tablespoon of minced garlic to a pan with olive oil and cook.
3. Add ground beef to the pan with the onions and garlic.
4. Season the ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and cayenne pepper.
5. Add tomato paste to the cooked ground beef.
6. Pour tomato and basil pasta sauce into the pan.
7. Add water to the sauce.
8. Add 1/4 cup of half & half to the sauce.
9. Add the cooked rigatoni pasta to the sauce and mix.
10. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the pasta.
11. Mix the cheese into the pasta until melted and well combined.
12. Serve the beef rigatoni pasta on a plate.

## Equipment

- pot
- pan
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89W8tvv/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8b91f3e9-b255-4487-b611-a4f3a448f9e4
- Extracted: 2026-02-13

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