Standby Rigatoni With Extra Zaps

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 16 ounces rigatoni pasta or 16 ounces any ribbed pasta
• 16 ounces spaghetti sauce (i use homemade garden tomato sauce, chunky sauces work great)
• 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced (optional)
• 1 lb ground beef, cooked (optional)
• 8 ounces carrots, shredded (optional)
• 4 ounces pepperoni, sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta til al dente.
• 2 put into 9x13 casserole dish.
• 3 pour sauce over top, add diced onions and blend.
• 4 ****at this point you can add in any of the above or what ever you choose.
• 5 i have used chopped cooked chicken, sausage, broccoli, peas, green beans, spinach,etc. the list goes on.
• 6 this adds filler and gets those veggies in or leftover meat in that you can use up.
• 7 alone it is very good as well.
• 8 bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes, put shredded mozzarella) (or cheese of choice) return to oven for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
• 9 serve.
• 10 cooking time includes boiling pasta.