Rigatoni Cake

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Ingredients

  • 1 bag 500g rigatoni
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 580mL can spaghetti sauce
  • 1 796mL can diced tomatoes
  • herbs
  • grated cheese

Preparation

Step 1

boil rigatoni for only 7 minutes, so it's still firm, then rinse in cold water immediately

Step 2

stand rigatoni noodles upright in 9 inch springform pan to fill it completely

Step 3

cook the ground beef and onion (and other spaghetti sauce veggies if desired), adding tomatoes, herbs and sauce to simmer 15 minutes

Step 4

blend the sauce to a puree then pour over noodles to fill them with sauce

Step 5

bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees, then remove, add cheese and return for 10 minutes (broil at the end if you need to)

Step 6

Remove edge of springform pan and slice your cake for dinner!

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So fun for the kids!
Might be better without meat and veggies to make the sauce smoother and easier to get to the bottom of the rigatoni noodles...

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