Meaty Rigatoni Bake

Name: Meaty Rigatoni Bake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Dinner Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes, Italian Dinners, Italian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked rigatoni or large tube pasta; 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage; 1-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce; 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained; 1/2 cup shredded Italian cheese blend; 8 slices pepperoni

Here's a super-easy Italian entree you may just fall in love with. “I created this dish from ingredients I had on hand,” says Mary Jo Grossman of Cloquet, Minnesota. “My husband, Bob, and I are empty-nesters, so I'm always interested in recipes for one or two.”

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked rigatoni or large tube pasta
1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
1-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1/2 cup shredded Italian cheese blend
8 slices pepperoni

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, crumble sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce and mushrooms. Drain pasta; add to sausage mixture.
Transfer to a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with cheese and pepperoni. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/3 cups: 414 calories, 23g fat (9g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 1385mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 3g fiber), 21g protein.

Originally published as MJ's Rigatoni Bake in Cooking for 2 Fall 2007

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pajamaangel

Nov 12, 2018

Really good and really easy! Leftovers are amazing as well.
PenelopeWin

Feb 29, 2016

This was so simple. I was a bit skeptical of all the meat (especially the pepperoni) but it really was delicious. My kids and my husband liked it. Definetely a keeper. It reheated great and tasted even better the next day.
mkfrazier

Feb 8, 2016

Very tasty! Following lolohiser's suggestion, we left out the pepperoni. It wasn't needed. So good!!!
lolohiser

Jan 7, 2014

Simple and delicious. Would leave out the pepperoni - almost tastes like pizza but without the crust.
Joscy

Jan 28, 2013

Making this tonight. Looking forward to serving it!!
MayDayTiger

Jan 19, 2011

Simple, delicious recipe for a new to cooking couple. I used an extra 1/2 cup of uncooked rigatoni, and was very pleased with the result. Seemed it would have been very very sausage, sauce and pepperoni heavy. Can't wait to make it again!!
liljess87

Nov 17, 2010

Family favorite we eat it all the time.
twodots

Jan 17, 2010

Very good, however a bit salty.
Kim3623

Dec 27, 2009

This dish is very good. I used Hunt's Zesty and Spicy Spaghetti Sauce.
ClaudiaTh

Dec 18, 2009

Very very yummy!!