Comfort Food Heaven - Rigatoni Pasta Pie - GardenFork

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining creaminess.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

Call in your neighbor and borrow their spring form pan.

Go to the store and buy rigatoni pasta.

Put dry rigatoni pasta in a pot and pour water in until it's about an inch over the pasta.

Turn the burner on to boil the pasta until it's before al dente.

Save some of the pasta cooking liquid for later use.

Once the pasta has cooled, stack the rigatoni standing upright in the spring form pan, starting on the edge.

Spray the spring form pan with vegetable oil spray to prevent sticking.

Pour a layer of tomato sauce into the bottom of the pan, about a quarter inch deep.

Fill the spring form pan with the rigatoni, ensuring they are standing upright.

Drizzle saved pasta cooking water over the pasta to help it cook further.

Combine Romano and mozzarella cheese and sprinkle it on top of the pasta.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bake the rigatoni pie in the oven for 30 minutes.

Optionally, turn on the broiler for a minute to toast the top of the pie.

Remove from the oven and check if it is firm and crunchy.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens