Best Ham And Cheese Rigatoni With White Sauce Recipes

BAKED RIGATONI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Once butter is melted, whisk in flour. Add your milk, and continue to stir until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon.
• Add your seasoning, ham, and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese in. Stir well, to get the cheese melted.
• Add to the sauce to the cooked pasta and combine. Pour mixture into a greased 9×13 pan, smooth the top and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Dot the top with your pads of butter and bake for about 25 minutes, or until the top is bubbly and brown.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH HAM AND FETA

Steps:

• Spray 13x9x2 glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pour cooked, drained pasta into dish.
• Mix in ham, tomatoes, cheeses and thyme.
• Pour half& half over.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to blend.
• Make sure you mix the cheeses in well.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake pasta at 375° for 30 minutes.
• Uncover, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake additional 10 minutes.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH HAM, TOMATOES AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Place in prepared baking dish. Mix in ham, tomatoes, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese and thyme. Pour cream over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to blend. Cover with foil.
• Bake pasta 15 minutes. Uncover and stir to coat pasta evenly with melted cheeses. Cover again. Bake until heated through, about 30 minutes longer.

RIGATONI AL SEGRETO (RIGATONI WITH SECRET SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, salt. Cook until no longer white and starting to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook about 1 minute. Add chili flakes and blended tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer; adjust heat to medium to medium-low. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 45 to 60 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• 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 8 minutes (5 minutes from doneness).
• Add about 2/3 of the basil to the sauce. Stir in butter. When butter melts, add cheese in 3 increments.
• Drain pasta; transfer to sauce. Stir until rigatoni are evenly coated with sauce. Serve sprinkled with the remaining basil and a dusting of grated cheese.

EASY BAKED RIGATONI WITH HAM, MUSHROOMS AND FETA

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water with 2-3 tablespoons salt until JUST firm-tender; drain and then place in the baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix together ham, tomatoes, drained mushrooms, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese and thyme.
• Pour the cream over and mix to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to the baking dish.
• Sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese on top if desired.
• Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and stir the pasta to coat with the cheeses; cover and place bake in oven for about 30 minutes longer.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH BECHAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a 2 quart saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Always stirring, gradually add the milk and continue to whisk until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Simmer until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. This will take approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in nutmeg, 1/2 cup fontina, prosciutto and season with salt and white pepper. Set aside.
• In a large pot, bring to a boil 6 quarts of salted water. Add the rigatoni and cook for about 5 minutes. Since you will be cooking the pasta a second time in the oven, you want to make sure the inside is still hard. Drain in a colander. Return pasta to the pot and pour in bechamel sauce. Using a wooden spoon, mix well until all the pasta is coated with the sauce.
• Into a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish, pour the pasta with cream sauce. Smooth out top and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup fontina. Dot the top with diced butter and bake in oven for 25 minutes or until bubbling and the top is golden brown.