Baked rigatoni with tomatoes, olives, and peppers is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that's perfect for a weeknight meal or a casual gathering. The combination of tender pasta, tangy tomatoes, briny olives, and sweet peppers creates a flavorful and satisfying dish that's sure to please everyone at the table. This recipe is a great way to use up leftover pasta and vegetables, and it's also a budget-friendly option for feeding a crowd.
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BAKED RIGATONI WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES AND PEPPER
This baked rigatoni is a grown-up version of macaroni and cheese. The tomato sauce, judiciously spiced with hot red pepper flakes and embellished with diced bright yellow bell pepper and pungent black olives, is easy and straightforward. It keeps for three or four days in the refrigerator, so you can make it ahead, or you can toss it right away with the al dente rigatoni and cheese. Spread the mixture in an oiled baking dish, cover it well and refrigerate. It will be fine there for a day, ready to transfer to the oven when the hungry troops begin to ask what's for dinner. Bake the rigatoni until bubbly, make a green salad to serve alongside and everybody will be happy.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories casseroles, pastas, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Pulse tomatoes with juice in a food processor to a coarse purée. Put a large pot of water on to boil.
- In a large heavy skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat and add yellow pepper. Cook, stirring often, until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, thyme and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute.
- Add tomatoes, sugar and salt to taste, and turn up heat to medium-high. When tomatoes begin to bubble briskly and sputter, turn heat to medium. Cook, stirring often, until tomatoes have cooked down to a fragrant, thick sauce, about 15 minutes. Add olives, black pepper and basil, stir together, taste and adjust seasoning.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 2 1/2- to 3-quart baking dish or gratin with olive oil.
- When water in pot comes to a boil, salt generously and add rigatoni. Cook al dente, removing from the water 1 minute sooner than indicated in the package instructions. (Reserve some of the cooking water.) Transfer pasta to a large bowl.
- If the tomato sauce seems very thick, thin out as desired with 2 to 4 tablespoons pasta cooking water. Scrape into bowl with pasta, add cheeses and toss well. Scrape into prepared baking dish. Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over the top. Cover with foil.
- Bake 25 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake another 5 to 10 minutes, until bubbly and beginning to brown in spots. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 469, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 65 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 18 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 641 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams
BAKED RIGATONI WITH MEATBALLS AND PEPPERS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 6-8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni until very al dente, 2 to 3 minutes less than the label directs; drain.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is golden. Crush the plum tomatoes into the skillet with your hands; rinse out each can with 1/2 cup water and add the water to the skillet. Add the basil; simmer, uncovered, until the sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes. Discard the basil; season the sauce with salt. (Alternatively, heat 4 cups prepared tomato sauce.)
- Stir the pancetta into the sauce, then add the meatballs, roasted red peppers and olives.
- Brush a 3-to-4-quart baking dish with olive oil. Toss the cooked pasta with the sauce and half of each cheese. Spread in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the pasta. Bake, uncovered, until browned, about 15 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before serving.
CHEESY RIGATONI PEPPER BAKE
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Time 1h45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni according to the package instructions; drain and set aside to cool.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until the onions are golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato paste until everything is mixed together. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Layer in half of the cooked noodles, half of the cubed mozzarella, 3 tablespoons Parmesan and half of the sweet peppers. Top with half of the remaining sauce. Repeat the process with the remaining noodles and mozzarella, 3 tablespoons Parmesan and the remaining peppers and sauce. Top with the remaining 3 tablespoons Parmesan. (If making ahead, cover and refrigerate.)
- Cover and bake until the sauce is bubbling and the peppers are cooked through, about 40 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before serving. Serve with Peppy Salad.
- Add the lettuce, pepperoncini, tomatoes, onion and mini pepper to a bowl. Drizzle over the olive oil and lemon, then sprinkle over some salt and pepper and toss.
RIGATONI WITH TOMATO, EGGPLANT, & RED PEPPERS
This sauce goes well with a tubular pasta, such as rigatoni, or a long pasta, such as spaghetti. It benefits from slower cooking, becoming a rich sauce that is delicious accompanied by a leafy green salad. From The Classic Vegetarian Cookbook.
Provided by Enjolinfam
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Warm 2 Tbsp of the olive oil in a saucepan over moderate heat, add the onion, cover, and cook until tender: about 5 minutes. Add the eggplant, red pepper, and garlic, cover, and cook for a futher 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Pour in the tomatoes with their juice, reduce the heat, and cook slowly, uncovered, until the excess liquid has evaporated and the sauce is thick and puree-like (about 20-25 minutes). Season to taste with salt and black pepper and keep warm.
- Pour 4 1/2 quarts of water into a large pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Drop in the pasta, give it a quick stir, then let the water boil steadily until the pasta is al dente: tender but not soft right through. Bite a piece to check.
- Drain the pasta but leave some water clinging to it, and return it to the hot pan with the remaining olive oil and a good seasoning of salt and black pepper. Toss the pasta to coat it with the oil.
- Pour in the sauce and toss the pasta once more. Serve at once, with flakes of Parmesan if desired, and basil leaves to garnish.
RIGATONI AND TOMATOES
Tired of potatoes? Whether served slightly warm or chilled, this tempting pasta, tossed with a mixture of basil, garlic, capers and tomatoes and topped with Parmesan, is sure to wake up your taste buds!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 2h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients except rigatoni and cheese. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
- Cook and drain rigatoni as directed on package. Immediately toss rigatoni and tomato mixture. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. Sprinkle with cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 48 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 3 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 360 mg
BEEFY TOMATO RIGATONI
Sharing recipes with friends is a favorite pastime of mine, and I get many requests for this mouthwatering main dish.-Trudy Williams, Shannonville, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in tomatoes and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in beef, salt and pepper flakes. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add pasta; toss to coat., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts :
BAKED RIGATONI WITH RED PEPPERS AND GREEN OLIVES
This baked pasta is based on the best pizza topping combo: peppers and olives. Build a tomato sauce with jarred roasted red peppers and green olives, then toss with pasta and lots of mozzarella.
Provided by Kendra Vaculin
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oil in a medium Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium-high. Cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until onion is slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Add roasted red peppers and salt; season with black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is jammy, 8-10 minutes. Add olives, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often, until tomato paste is slightly darkened in color, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, crushing with your hands as you go, and their liquid and cook, stirring often, until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes.
- While sauce is cooking, place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until very al dente (about 2 minute less than package directions; pasta will continue to cook in the oven). Drain pasta, reserving ⅓ cup pasta cooking liquid.
- Add pasta and reserved pasta cooking liquid to sauce. Reduce heat to medium and stir in butter, oregano, and half of Parmesan. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened and glossy and coats pasta, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in half of mozzarella.
- Transfer pasta to a 13x9" baking dish and spread into an even layer. Scatter remaining Parmesan and mozzarella over. Bake until bubbling around the edges, 15-20 minutes.
- Heat broiler. Broil pasta until top is brown and crisp in spots, about 3 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then top with basil for serving.
BAKED RIGATONI WITH KALAMATA OLIVES
Delizioso! Olives, sausage, and tomatoes combined for a terrific dish. This is the type dish that I don't really measure; I just throw in a lot of garlic and basil until it looks about right.
Provided by Vicki in CT
Categories Pork
Time 1h10m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cook pasta according to directions, making sure to keep it al dente. Drain and place back in cooking pot. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, in skillet cook sausage and onions until sausage is done (crumble sausage as it cooks). Drain well and set aside.
- In same skillet add olive oil and garlic and cook 1-2 minutes.
- Return sausage and onion to pan with garlic.
- Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and water. Stir well. Cook at a high simmer. Add olives. Cook until sauce has reduced slightly, about 15 minutes. Turn off heat. Stir in basil.
- Pour tomato sauce over pasta and toss to coat well.
- Place layer of 1/3 of pasta in bottom of Pam sprayed casserole. Top with 1/2 of mozzarella. Top with another third of pasta. Top with remaining mozzarella. Repeat with final layer of pasta. Cover with foil.
- Cook in oven for thirty minutes.
- Remove foil and top with parmesan. Cook an additional 15-25 minutes. (We like it crunchy on top so cook the full 25 minutes. Cook it how you like it.).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 930, Fat 48.7, SaturatedFat 20.2, Cholesterol 174, Sodium 2434.7, Carbohydrate 76.6, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 11.6, Protein 47.7
RIGATONI WITH ROASTED TOMATOES AND BEANS
A rustic pasta dish is hearty and filling thanks to roasted tomatoes and creamy navy beans.
Provided by MsEarlene
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta
Time 40m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Toss tomatoes, garlic, oil, vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a 9x13-inch metal baking pan.
- Roast in the preheated oven until tomatoes are shriveled, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, stir in navy beans, and return to the oven to heat through, about 5 minutes more.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Toast bread crumbs in the hot butter, stirring often, until crisp and golden, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
- At the same time, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add tomato mixture, 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese, and parsley, tossing to coat. Serve sprinkled with bread crumbs and remaining Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 422.8 calories, Carbohydrate 66.3 g, Cholesterol 11.4 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 7.5 g, Protein 17.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 647.1 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
RIGATONI WITH EGGPLANT, PEPPERS, AND TOMATOES
I had an Italian friend who cooked this recipe for me, and I'd like to share it with you as it is so goooood. Serve with feta or Parmesan cheese if you desire.
Provided by Ed's
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the diced eggplant in the hot oil, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in the red pepper and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, and bring to a simmer; season with fresh thyme, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the tomatoes have reduced slightly, about 15 minutes.
- bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil; stir in the rigatoni and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite, about 13 minutes. Drain and return to the pot.
- Stir the eggplant mixture into the pasta along with the basil and olives. Spoon the tomato sauce overtop to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400.1 calories, Carbohydrate 65.4 g, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 12.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 96.4 mg, Sugar 5.1 g
Tips:
- To save time, use store-bought marinara sauce or tomato sauce.
- If you don't have fresh basil, use 1/2 teaspoon dried basil.
- Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a spicy kick.
- Top with grated Parmesan cheese before serving for extra flavor.
- Serve with a side of garlic bread or a green salad.
Conclusion:
Baked rigatoni with tomatoes, olives, and pepper is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. It is also a great way to use up leftover pasta sauce. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give this recipe a try.
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