Saturday, March 22, 2014

Easy Rigatoni Bake

This baked pasta is very easy and yummy.

Easy Rigatoni Bake
1 lb. box rigatoni
2 jars marinara sauce (you can use whatever flavor you like)
1- 2 packages Italian Dressing Mix (This adds a lot of flavor.  The recipe called for 2 packages, but 1 would still be yummy- To taste!)
1 package (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese

Fill a large pot with water.  Add a lot of salt (salty as the sea.)  When boiling add the pasta and cook until el dente- not quite done.  Drain.
In a very large bowl, mix the marinara sauce with the Italian dressing mix.  Add the cooked and drained pasta.  Mix well.  Transfer to a sprayed 13 x9 pan.  Spread evenly and top with the mozzarella cheese.  Bake at 350 until hot and bubbly and the cheese is melted.  It takes about 20-25 minutes.  Let set for 5 minutes before serving.

2 comments:

Pal & Hatty said...

This sounds yummy and simple to make! We make something like this for the YSA - but I like the addition of the Italian dressing mix in your recipe. We will have to try that!

Pal & Hatty said...

This sounds yummy and simple to make! We make something like this for the YSA - but I like the addition of the Italian dressing mix in your recipe. We will have to try that!