Description
Indulge in a decadent meal with Creamy Sausage Rigatoni. Discover a delicious pasta recipe today.
Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 15 oz Italian sausage (crumbled)
- 8 oz rigatoni (uncooked)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or Herbs from Provence)
- 15 oz tomato sauce (such as tomato pasta sauce or marinara)
- 5 oz fresh spinach
- Salt and coarsely ground black pepper (to taste)
- Red pepper flakes (to taste)
Instructions
- Step 1: Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat in a large, high-sided, heavy-bottomed skillet on the stovetop.
- Step 2: Add crumbled sausage and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, crumbling it, until it is cooked through. Drain any grease or liquid.
- Step 3: To the same skillet with sausage, add uncooked rigatoni, chicken broth, heavy cream, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, and tomato sauce.
- Step 4: Bring to a boil on medium heat and stir everything well. Cover with a lid, and allow the pasta to cook for about 10 to 15 minutes on medium heat, while the sauce boils.
- Step 5: Cook until pasta reaches an “al dente” texture. Stir frequently to prevent pasta and sausage from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Step 6: Add fresh spinach, and cook on medium heat, stirring frequently for a couple of minutes, until the spinach wilts to your liking.
- Step 7: Alternatively, just remove the skillet from heat, top sausage rigatoni with spinach, cover the pan with the lid. Let the spinach wilt, off heat, in the residual heat in a covered skillet for about 4 minutes. Then, stir.
- Step 8: Cook longer if you would like a thicker sauce.
- Step 9: Mix everything well. Remove from heat. Season with salt, freshly ground coarse black pepper, and red pepper flakes if you like.
- Step 10: Tip: use your best judgment about the salt. If the sausage is salty enough, you might not need to add any extra salt.
- Step 11: Note: I provide very helpful step-by-step photos for this recipe above the recipe card. Scroll up if you would like to see the photos that visually explain this recipe.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg