Beef and Rigatoni Bake

By eborsy

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 4 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 fresh hot chili pepper, minced
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cracked black peppercorns
• 1 can condensed tomato soup
• 1 cup beef stock
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 4 cups rigatoni
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 34mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Brown ground beef until no longer pink. Transfer to stoneware.

2. On medium heat, add oil to pan, add onions and celery and cook until softened. Add garlic, chili pepper, thyme, salt and peppercorns and cook for 1 minute. Stir in tomato soup, broth and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware. Add cooked rigatoni and stir well.

3. Cook on high for 4 hours, until hot and bubbly. Stir in cheese and green pepper, and cook on high for 20 mins until cheese is melted and pepper is heated through.