Sausage & Rigatoni Casserole

Name: Sausage & Rigatoni Casserole
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, for the baking dish; One 24-ounce jar marinara sauce; 3 cups beef broth; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 4 cloves garlic, grated; 1/2 tsp Kosher salt and 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound uncooked rigatoni; 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed; 3/4 cup reduced fat ricotta; 2 cups shredded mozzarella

5 steps

Prep:25minCook:1h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:18:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories562.1 kcal (28%)

Total Fat25.8 g (37%)

Carbs54.3 g (21%)

Sugars7.5 g (8%)

Protein26.9 g (54%)

Sodium1310.7 mg (66%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

unsalted butter

for the baking dish

1 x 24 ouncemarinara sauce

jar

3 cupsbeef broth

¼ cuptomato paste

4cloves garlic

grated

½ tspKosher salt

⅛ tspblack pepper

freshly ground

1 poundrigatoni

uncooked

1 pounditalian sausage

casings removed

¾ cupreduced fat ricotta

2 cupsshredded mozzarella

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Generously grease the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish with the butter.

Step 2

Stir together the marinara, beef broth, tomato paste, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl.

Step 3

Spread half the pasta in an even layer in the bottom of the prepared dish. Scatter half of the sausage over the top by breaking into pieces and dolloping onto the pasta. Dollop with half of the ricotta. Pour half of the marinara mixture over top. Repeat with a second layer.

Step 4

Cover with aluminum and bake until the pasta is al dente, about 50 minutes.

Step 5

Uncover and sprinkle the mozzarella on top. Bake until the mozzarella is melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes.