One-Pot Chili Rigatoni
Weeknights are crazy busy at our home. Between my shuttling my oldest daughter to and from work and taking Bridget to her piano or swimming lessons, I feel like I’m constantly in a rush! That’s why it’s so important to me that I have a some quick, easy and delicious meal ideas in my recipe “tool belt”. I need meals that can be prepared from start to finish in less than 30 minutes like this simple recipe for One-Pot Chili Rigatoni. They also need to be ones that my family will eat and enjoy. Our brood has a couple picky eaters!
I’ve partnered with Ragú to share some simple, tasty recipes suitable for those busy nights when you need to get dinner on the table quickly. One-pot pasta recipes fit the bill perfectly. Not only are the fast to make and cook entirely in one pot, but they also won’t take you much time to clean up. No one wants to spend an hour cleaning the kitchen after dinner. I know I sure don’t!
The beauty of one-pot pasta recipes is that they don’t require much prep work. It’s basically just throwing your ingredients in a pot and letting your stove do the rest of the work. I like them because the noodles cook right in the sauce. No boiling water. No draining the pasta. No hassle.
One-Pot Chili Rigatoni
My mom used to make chili all the time when we were growing up. Her recipe inspired me to create this One-Pot Chili Rigatoni. It’s made with your basic chili ingredients like ground beef, kidney beans and chili powder combined with the smooth flavour of Ragú Old World Style Traditional Sauce, melted cheddar cheese and tender rigatoni noodles. It’s a hearty meal that can be on the table ready for your family to eat in under 30 minutes.
You may already have the ingredients in your fridge and pantry right now. If you do, make it! Serioiusly. John couldn’t get enough of it and said it was one of the best meals I’ve made. He’s vocal about his likes and dislikes so coming from him that means a lot to me!
I cooked everything in a Dutch oven right on my stove. The first task is to brown your ground beef along with your onions and green peppers (if you use them).
Dump your Ragú sauce, kidney beans and spices in the pot and give it a good stir.
I also add some beef broth since I’m cooking the noodles right in the pot. It may look a little soupy at first, but don’t worry because it will thicken up.
I used Rigatoni noodles, but any type of pasta will work. The noodles will cook right in the sauce.
I normally look at the package directions on the type of noodles you are using and use that number as a guide for how long they need to cook in the sauce for. Smaller noodles won’t need to be in there as long while thicker ones will require some extra time. Use your best judgment and feel free to taste test!
Once your noodles are cooked, remove the pot from the heat and stir in that mound of cheese. The mixture is hot so the cheese will melt right in.
Now this is comfort food! It smells so good.
I garnished with a dollop of sour cream and a little bit of green onion. It’s totally optional, but it sure tastes good.
For more mouthwatering pasta recipes, check out my One-Pot Pasta Recipes Pinterest board and watch for two more one-pot pasta recipes coming up here on my blog. I can’t wait to share them with you!
If you’re in the mood for more, both the Simply Stacie Pinterest page and the Ragú Pinterest profile (with the help of some amazing pinners) are spending this month collecting the most delicious One Pot Pasta Recipes out there. I invite you to come find your favorites!
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One-Pot Chili Rigatoni
Get dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes with this hearty One-Pot Chili Rigatoni recipe!
Ingredients:
- ½ lb ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup kidney beans, cooked, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups rigatoni pasta, uncooked
- 1 jar Ragú® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- ½ tsp cumin
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 green pepper, chopped (optional)
- Sour cream and chopped green onions for garnish (optional)
Directions:
- Add ground beef, onion and green pepper (if using) to a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Cook, stirring often to break up the beef, for about 5 minutes or until beef is browned. Drain excess fat.
- Add in Ragu Old World Style Traditional Sauce, kidney beans, spices and stir to combine. Then stir in beef broth and rigatoni. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium.
- Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, or until pasta is cooked through.
- Remove from heat. Stir in shredded cheese.
- Serve hot and top each bowl with a dollop of sour cream and green onions, if desired.
I love recipes like this that can be made in one container and are so satisfying for the whole family.
I have a bag of rigatoni noodles that I was trying to figure out what to do with, I am thinking this would be the perfect recipe to do that!
We are having yet another storm today,going to get this in the cooker,thanks
Oh thislooks really good! My family would love it and I would love the one pot prep 🙂
Yum, I do not have the correct ingredients today, but I will make a trip to the market tomorrow and try this for dinner tomorrow night! Thanks
This is good and hearty. I’ve made this before but try it with the 4 cheese Italian blend. It’s amazing.
I definitely want to make this!
As soon as I am finished the losing phase of my diet I am going to make this as a pasta “alternative ” it is way less pasta than just a plate of spaghetti what a great healthy lower carb compromise. Mmmm carbs.
This looks tasty. You took some great shots too.
this looks so delicious. I haven’t had pasta for so long as I’m trying to lose weight and have to be gluten free also. I think i’m going to save my calories this weekend and get some gf pasta and indulge in this recipe! thanks.
This looks amazing! I wish I had a big bowl of this on this rainy day!
I just love getting all these different recipes, we try them all,thank you so much for sharing all these!
This looks delicious, definitely something I need to try. You’re right, I do have the ingredients. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
LOVE ANY KIND OF CHILI
You have managed to combine two of my favorite foods..chili..and pasta. The recipe looks so delicious and seems quite easy to make that I will be keeping it (and I usually do not do so)
Thank you
Yum! This looks so good! I love that it can be made in only 30 minutes. So convenient!
What a great combo meal! Adding to the must-try list!
oh my guys would love it! I gotta try this sometime this week…
Yum! This sounds perfect for a nice hearty meal – great for these cold days we are STILL getting here 🙂
You can substitute the meat for Yvves Veggie Ground and its just as delicious!
One pot chili rigatoni sounds delicious. Make home made chili all the time but this recipe would be different. Think my family would love it. Thanks
My husband would love this! I haven’t made anything like this in years!
Thank you for the recipe. This looks so delicious we will have to try it out.
Thank you for sharing this great recipe. Looks so so good.
Thanks never had the right kind of pasta but it was delicious
I will have to try this! My chili and pasta are always a failure. So hopefully if I follow your recipe it will turn out! Thanks!
mmm mmmm mmm ! mouth watering. Hubby would love this too because pasta + beans hes in heaven lol. I am not a huge fan of beans but i could just take em out of my dish. ill make this on the weekend! thanks for the recipe
Hubby is in the kitchen making this and a black bean cake…yum yum
One pot pasta is so easy!! It was a method I’d sort of figured out for myself when Hubby and I moved out of the country after we’d gotten married and it was so easy to whip up three days worth of lunches without stirring three different pots at a time. I love it. This chili sounds so awesome and I think I’m going to have to try it next. 🙂
I would replace the meat with ground veggie round (soy) or omit it entirely, but otherwise it looks great!
Mmmmm. It wasn’t until just this year that I discovered the amazing combination of chili and pasta and now I often crave that combo. This looks delicious!
This recipe looks absolutely delicious. Can’t wait to try it and see if it is a hit with my boys. Stopping by from the Create Link Inspire Party!
Amanda
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I really like pasta in chili. And quick suppers. I’ve actually made very few one pot meals. Pinning this one! 🙂
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Holy cow, this looks amazing! =) We love pasta in this house.
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This was unbelievable!! And the leftovers were just as good! The recipe turned out perfectly, I will definitely make this again and again!!
That was supposed to be 5 stars!!!
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Miz Helen
might be a good day for this one!
Mmmmm delicious! I wonder if I can convince family to have it sometime soon
this recipe looks soooooo yummy, can’t wait to try it, thx!
I made this today. It was great
Marco
Ridderkerk , the Netherlands
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