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Pasta & rice

Rigatoni

Large pasta tubes with ridges, perfect for holding thick sauces. They're often baked in the oven with tomato sauce, mozzarella and ragù.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. Sauté the chopped onion and garlic in the oil for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the ground beef and brown it for 6 to 7 minutes, crumbling it as you go.
  3. Stir in the tomato paste, then the passata, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Cook the rigatoni in salted water for 2 minutes less than the time indicated on the package.
  5. Mix the pasta with the sauce and the basil.
  6. Pour into an oiled dish, then top with diced mozzarella and Parmesan.
  7. Bake at 200 °C for 15 minutes, until the cheese is golden and bubbling.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with cooked lentils and sautéed zucchini.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.