Baked Beef Rigatoni

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tsp or 5g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 clove or 3g

• Beef, grass-fed

  Ground, raw

  8 oz or 227g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Thyme

  Fresh

  ½ tbsp or 1g

• Rosemary

  Fresh

  1 tbsp or 2g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  1 can or 190g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, white

  ½ tsp, ground or 1g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Whole milk

  2 oz or 57g

• Classic Blue Box Mezzi Rigatoni Pasta

  Barilla

  6 oz or 170g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 can (6 oz) or 170g

Directions

1. Prepare pasta as per package directions; drain and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Preheat skillet over medium with oil.
3. Mince garlic, add to pan and cook for about 30 seconds.
4. Add ground beef and cook with garlic, once cooked through, drain fat
5. Add herbs and cook until fragrant, then add tomatoes, cook until boiling and then simmer 3-5 minutes Season to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Layer in a 10x13 inch casserole dish: meat, pasta, cheese, meat, pasta, cheese (in that order). Bake about 30 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbling. Enjoy!
7. Recipe inspired by: https://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/RecipePage.aspx?recipeId=68091