✨ Introduction
This Vertical Rigatoni Bake 🍝🧀 is stacked with pasta, savory meat, and golden cheese. Perfect for ftour, cozy dinners, or festive trays 🌙.
🧂 Ingredients
- 🍝 500g rigatoni pasta (cooked al dente)
- 🥩 300g ground beef or turkey
- 🧅 1 small onion (diced)
- 🧄 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 🍅 1 cup tomato sauce
- 🧀 2 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella + cheddar)
- 🥛 ½ cup béchamel or cream (optional)
- 🌿 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 🧂 Salt and black pepper to taste
- 🛢️ Olive oil for sautéing
👩🍳 Instructions
- 🔥 Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a deep baking dish.
- 🥘 Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil. Add ground meat and cook until browned. Stir in tomato sauce and season.
- 🍝 Stand cooked rigatoni vertically in the dish, filling the entire base.
- 🥩 Spoon meat sauce over pasta, letting it seep into the tubes.
- 🧀 Pour béchamel or cream over top (optional). Sprinkle with shredded cheese.
- ⏳ Bake for 25–30 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly.
- 🌿 Garnish with parsley. Let cool slightly before slicing into squares.
🔄 Methods
- 🌱 Use mushrooms or spinach instead of meat for vegetarian version.
- 🌶️ Add chili flakes or harissa for spice.
- 🧀 Mix in ricotta or cream cheese for extra creaminess.
- 🍋 Serve with lemon yogurt sauce or garlic dip.
📚 History
Inspired by Italian 🇮🇹 baked pasta and Moroccan 🇲🇦 layering traditions—vertical, hearty, and festive 🌍.
💪 Benefits
- 🥩 Protein from meat
- 🧀 Calcium from cheese
- 🌿 Vitamins from herbs and tomato
🎨 Formation
Serve in clean-cut squares with parsley garnish 🍽️. Ideal for ftour, buffets, or family dinners 🌙.
✅ Conclusion
Vertical Rigatoni Bake is cheesy, stacked, and satisfying—a tray of flavor and comfort 🍝🧀🌿.
❤️ Lovers
- 👨👩👧👦 Families
- 🍝 Pasta fans
- 🎉 Ftour hosts
- 🧀 Cheese lovers
- 🤲 Muslims in Maghrib