taco rigatoni bake

Name: Taco Rigatoni Bake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 16 ounce(s) rigatoni pasta, cooked; 2 pound(s) ground chuck, cooked; 2 package(s) taco seasoning mix; 2 cup(s) mexican blend shredded cheese; 6 - green onions, diced; 4 ounce(s) black olives, sliced; 6 ounce(s) shredded lettuce; 2 - roma tomatoes, diced; 8 ounce(s) taco sauce, your preference

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Gary G

Cheboygan, MI

Updated on Apr 12, 2015

I had planned taco's for supper, and forgot to buy taco shells, I had the rest of the ingredients on hand, and came up with this, very tasty, quick and easy.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

16 ounces rigatoni pasta, cooked
2 pounds ground chuck, cooked
2 packages taco seasoning mix
2 cups mexican blend shredded cheese
6 - green onions, diced
4 ounces black olives, sliced
6 ounces shredded lettuce
2 - roma tomatoes, diced
8 ounces taco sauce, your preference

How To Make taco rigatoni bake

Step 1

Brown and drain ground chuck. Add taco seasoning packets, add specified amount of water and taco sauce and cook as instructed on the packets. remove from heat

Step 2

in a 13x9 pan, sprayed with cooking spray, place 1/2 of the rigatoni, half of the meat, and 1/2 of the shredded chese, repeat one more time, topping with the cheese. Make sure all the pasta has some sauce on it.
Step 3

Bake at 400* until cheese is melted, remove from oven. Garnish with choices of green onion, black olive, lettuce, tomato, salsa, sour cream, etc.
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