I honestly did not expect this dish to be so good. It really was delicious.
That being said, there are a few things I would change.
The hamburger mixture was great. The taste was indeed amazing. I think perhaps making it a combination of hamburger and Italian sausage would make it awesome. I think using the Italian sausage would give it a more authentic feel.
Stuffing the noodles was tricky to say the least. I am sure they sell larger rigatoni noodles. If I had found larger noodles, the process would have been immensely easier.
For the noodles I had, I used a pastry bag to stuff them. The meat mixture did not want to go through the tip of the bag.
I removed the tip and still had trouble.
Ultimately, I had to process the mixture in a food processor to get it to pipe into the noodles. Again, if I had larger noodles, I probably wouldn’t have had this problem.
I did arrange the cooked noodles so that they were standing up in the casserole. This gave the dish a lovely look. I also felt it was a little easier to stuff the noodles, once I got the mixture to the correct consistency.
The sauce poured over top soaks into the noddles and meat mixture. I do think it needed a touch more sauce, but it was still good as it was.
This recipe was a big hit with the family. I do think we will be making it again!
RIGATONI
10 Ounces Rigatoni Noodles, Cooked
2 Tablespoons Oil
1 Pound Hamburger
1/2 Cup Chopped Onion
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
1 Egg, Beaten
2 Tablespoons Parmesan
2 Tablespoons Spaghetti Meat Sauce
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
2 Cups Spaghetti Meat Sauce
2 Tablespoons Parmesan
Brown hamburger, onion and garlic in oil. Add egg, 2 Tablespoons parmesan, 2 tablespoons meat sauce, salt and pepper. Stuff rigatoni with mixture and place in a baking dish. Cover with remaining meat sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.
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