Cheesy Baked Rigatoni
Includes recyclable aluminum tray
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
Cheesy, creamy, and oh-so-comforting, this pasta dish is as satisfying as it is simple to make. Into our oven-ready tray, we add creamy tomato sauce, fresh rigatoni, and peas. A blend of Italian-style cheeses, dollops of ricotta, and a sprinkle of chili flakes turns this simple meal into an impressive showstopper in no time at all.
Ingredients
1 unit
Oven-Ready Aluminum Trays
4 ounce
Cream Sauce Base
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
4 ounce
Peas
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
14 ounce
Marinara Sauce
4 ounce
Ricotta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Mushroom Stock Concentrate
½ cup
Italian Cheese Blend
(Contains: Milk)
7 ounce
Fresh Rigatoni Pasta
(Contains: Eggs, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. Gently separate rigatoni. • In oven-ready tray, mix together marinara, cream sauce base, stock concentrate, and garlic powder until thoroughly combined. (For 4 servings, divide everything between two trays.)
• Add rigatoni, peas, and 1⁄2 cup water. (For 4 servings, divide rigatoni and peas between trays, using 1⁄2 cup water for each tray.) Stir until evenly combined. • Cover tray tightly with foil. Bake on top rack for 25 minutes.
• Carefully remove foil (watch out for steam!). Sprinkle pasta evenly with Italian Cheese Blend and dollop with ricotta; lightly season with salt and pepper. Return tray to top rack and bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned and sauce is bubbly, 8-10 minutes.
• Divide pasta between plates; serve with chili flakes on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some enjoyed the creamy, cheesy taste, while others found it bland or overly sweet; many suggested adding extra seasoning 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Customers loved how quick and simple this meal was to prepare, especially appreciating the convenient oven-ready tray.
- Suggestions: Consider cooking the pasta separately or reducing bake time to avoid mushiness; try adding Italian sausage or ground beef for extra flavor.
- Texture: Many found the pasta overcooked and gummy; some suggested using regular dried pasta instead of the pre-cooked fresh pasta.
- Sauce: Several noted there was too much sauce for the amount of pasta; some found it watery while others thought it too thick.
Reviews from our home cooks
I don't know if your customers get why the prep and bakes are so wonderful yet, but I do! Even if they technically take 50 min, the actual work involved is like 5 min, they are delicious, and there is no clean up! Please keep it up with prep and bake options!
Awesome! Loved the prep and bake format, I want to see more like this! No dishes! This dish in particular was tasty but did come out pretty sauce heavy, so it would have been nice to have some bread to sop up all the extra left after eating the pasta.
Very funny- I didn't like the flavor of the tomatoes and wished the sauce were different and I also didn't like the texture of the noodles. BUT my KIDS thought this was the most delicious thing ever. The sauce was so creamy.... and they said it was absolutely delicious. I also like how it was made in one aluminum dish.
So delicious. Instead of the Italian blend, I use fresh mozzarella and break it up onto the pasta before covering with foil and baking.
I recommend less peas. The recipe should have you cook it a bit longer to get more crispy edges. Next time, I'll either add some pre cooked beef or toasted breadcrumbs to add more texture.
I like peas, but they did not belong in this recipe. They also tasted really strange. Overall, the baked rigatoni was tasty, but I was disappointed with the peas. Also, I think your company needs to seriously investigate how to provide directions that are based on altitude, especially ones that require baking. I added less water than the recipe called for and the meal still wound up kinda runny.
The flavor was good but the pasta to sauce ratio was way off. It tasted like mostly cheese and sauce. Not nearly enough pasta was provided. Also like the prep and bake recipes for convenience but sometimes the trays arrive dirty. Would like the option to opt out of the trays for sustainability. We easily could use our own baking dishes as a lot of people have them versus not.
This meal was very good and the ease of preparation can't be beat.
Good and easy recipe but took longer to cook than recipe said it was going to take.
The peas were a little overwhelming and there wasn't enough pasta compared to the amount of sauce. This would have been better with Italian sausage. We do love these easy bake meals though.
