Rigatoni - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (16 oz.) box rigatoni (pasta)
    3 (14 1/2 oz.) cans stewed tomatoes (Del Monte Italian recipe)
    1 small can tomato sauce
    1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
    3 carrots, chopped
    1 medium onion, chopped
    2 Tbsp. olive oil
    1 (16 oz., approximately) carton Ricotta cheese
    16 oz. Mozzarella cheese
Preparation
    Saute carrots and onion in olive oil; add ground beef and cook until brown.
    Do not drain off grease (there should be very little with the lean beef).
    Add tomatoes with juice and tomato sauce; simmer.
    Cook rigatoni 14 to 16 minutes in large pot; drain and return to pot.
    Add all of the above sauce but 1 cup.
    Pour 1/2 remaining mixture in 4-quart casserole dish.
    Spread 1/2 Ricotta and 1/2 Mozzarella cheese over and repeat, adding 1 cup of sauce remaining.
    Cook about 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.

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