Cheesy Beef and Tomato Bake
with Rigatoni and Parmesan
Sneak in all sorts of veggies in this delicious cheesy beef and tomato bake. Featuring rigatoni pasta, a creamy tomato sauce, and tender, juicy beef. This dinner will get everyone around the dinner table quick!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
500 g
Ground Beef
340 g
Rigatoni
(Contains Wheat)
1 cup
Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
4.3 g
Italian Seasoning
(Contains Sulphites May contain Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Triticale, Wheat)
398 mL
Crushed Tomatoes
2 tbsp
Tomato Sauce
6 unit(s)
Cream Cheese
(Contains Milk)
113 g
Baby Spinach
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, grated
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Add 10 cups water and 2 tsp salt in a large pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Core, then cut peppers into 1/2-inch pieces.
Add rigatoni to the pot of boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min. Reserve 1/2 cup water, then drain and return to same pot, off heat. Set aside.
While rigatoni cooks, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add beef and Italian seasoning. Cook, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains, 4-5 min.** Season with salt and pepper. Carefully pour all but 1 tbsp fat from the pan.
Add tomato sauce and peppers to the pan with beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, until peppers are tender-crisp, 3-4 min. Add crushed tomato and reserved pasta water. Cook, stirring often, until warmed through, 1-2 min. Add spinach, cream cheese and half the Parmesan. Cook, stirring often, until spinach wilts, 1-2 min. Season with salt and pepper.
Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1/2 tsp oil. When the sauce is done, add to the pot with rigatoni and stir to coat. Add rigatoni mixture to the oiled baking dish, then sprinkle over mozzarella cheese. Broil in middle of oven, until cheese melts, 3-4 min.
Sprinkle over remaining Parmesan, then divide Cheesy Beef and Tomato Bake between plates.