# Cheesy Baked Rigatoni

Cheesy Baked Rigatoni is an easy pasta dish the whole family loves!

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 16 oz rigatoni pasta
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 chopped onion
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 0.25 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 jars (24 oz) marinara
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- 1.5 cups ricotta cheese
- 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
- Dried parsley
- Parmesan cheese

## Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Heat a pot of water over high heat and boil 16 oz of pasta following the directions on the package.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Add 1 lb of ground beef and a chopped onion.
5. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes.
6. Once the ground beef is fully cooked, drain any extra grease and add 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
7. Stir well.
8. Add 2 jars of marinara sauce and 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
9. Stir the sauce together and turn the heat off.
10. Pour half of the cooked pasta in a greased 9x13 baking dish.
11. Add half of the meat/sauce mixture to the baking dish and stir the pasta around just to get them all covered in sauce.
12. Next, use a large spoon to drop about 1 1/2 cups of ricotta cheese all over the first layer of the pasta.
13. Top the ricotta cheese with half of the shredded mozzarella.
14. Add the rest of the pasta, meat/sauce mixture, and the rest of the shredded mozzarella cheese.
15. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees F for about 25 minutes uncovered.
16. Once the cheese is golden brown and bubbling, it’s time to eat!
17. Top with dried parsley and some Parmesan cheese.
18. Enjoy!

## Equipment

- pan
- pot
- large skillet
- baking dish
- oven

## Tips

- You can use penne or ziti instead of rigatoni.
- For the last couple of minutes, you can play my favorite game of will the broiler burn it or brown it.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTS28vXS3/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/da54cda6-0d3f-48c9-b3f3-2aa64b9a76da
- Extracted: 2026-06-29

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