Italian Sausage Rigatoni with Spicy Cream Sauce

Tue, Jun 13, 2023

Delicious pasta dish. Rich and creamy sauce. Just the right amount of heat.

• Servings: 6
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients # Direct link to this section

• 12 oz Rigatoni noodles
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 chopoped medium onion
• 1 lb spicy ground sausage
• 3-6 cloves minced garlic
• 1 14.5oz can stewed tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 8oz can tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp basil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (use less or omit if ground sausage is spicy enough)
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions # Direct link to this section

1. Heat oil in large pan, cook onion just until they begin to soften. Start a pot of water for the noodles.
2. Add sausage to the onions. Cook and crumble.
3. Once sausage is just about done cooking, add the minced garlic. Once the garlic is browned up, drain any excess fat if desired.
4. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, basil, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and simmer until thickened. ~15 minutes.
5. While the sauce is simmering, cooke the noodles per box instructions.
6. Once sauce is thickened up, add the heavy cream and simmer for another 5 minutes.
7. Turn heat to low and stir in parmesan cheese.
8. Turn off heat, add noddles and stir to coat.
9. Nom nom nom.