Indulge in a culinary journey with our delectable Rigatoni with Spicy Sausage and Herbs. This tantalizing pasta dish is a symphony of flavors, featuring succulent spicy sausage, a medley of fresh herbs, and a rich tomato sauce that dances on your palate. Served as a main course or as part of a hearty Italian feast, this dish promises to satisfy your cravings. Discover step-by-step instructions, cooking tips, nutritional information, and a serving suggestion to elevate your dining experience. In addition, explore variations like the Rigatoni with Italian Sausage and Peppers, a classic combination that brings the flavors of Italy to your kitchen. For a lighter option, try the Rigatoni with Chicken Sausage and Spinach, where tender chicken sausage and earthy spinach create a harmonious balance. And if you're a vegetarian, delight in the Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables and Pesto, a vibrant dish packed with colorful vegetables and aromatic pesto. With all these options, every pasta lover will find their perfect Rigatoni match!
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SPICY SAUSAGE RIGATONI
My inspiration for this recipe came from a Cajun pasta dish I make with blackened chicken, however substituting Italian sausage instead. I love this dish and it makes a hearty meal that warms you up all over. -Toni Dishman, Mooresville, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook rigatoni according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage, mushrooms, onion, garlic and pepper flakes over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain. Add tomatoes, mascarpone cheese, cream and nutmeg; cook and stir over medium-low heat until sauce is blended. Stir in fontina cheese until melted., Drain rigatoni; add to sausage mixture and toss to combine. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Nutrition Facts :
SPICY SAUSAGE RIGATONI
This Spicy Sausage Rigatoni is so simple and SO GOOD. Chewy tubes of rigatoni swimming in a delicious sauce made of Italian sausage, San Marzano tomatoes, red wine, and spices.
Provided by Pinch of Yum
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the garlic, onion, celery, and carrots - sauté for 10 minutes or so, until the vegetables are very soft.
- Add the ground sausage, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. When the sausage is fully cooked, add the wine and let it sizzle out.
- Add the tomatoes and optional dressing - simmer for 20-30 minutes so the sauce reduces a bit.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions. Add the pasta to the sauce and stir gently to combine. It should be saucy but not runny. Transfer to a large serving dish and top with Parmesan and parsley or basil. Serve with more wine!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280 calories, Sugar 4.7 g, Sodium 700.5 mg, Fat 7.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 13.5 g, Cholesterol 21.6 mg
BAKED RIGATONI WITH SAUSAGE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Time 50m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- For the topping: Add the ricotta, basil, and salt to a small bowl. Stir together with a rubber spatula. Set aside.
- For the pasta: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Season well with salt and cook the rigatoni for 5 minutes. Drain well, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
- Meanwhile, heat a large braiser or ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and sausage to the pan. Cook, stirring often and breaking apart the meat with the back of a spoon, until beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the broccoli and garlic and cook to marry the flavors, about 3 minutes. Stir in the marinara and 1/4 teaspoon salt until fully combined. Add the pasta to the pan and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Toss well to coat. Add the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce slightly.
- Dollop the ricotta cheese mixture evenly over the top. Nestle the ricotta mixture into the pasta and cover with some of the pasta. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 20 minutes. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND RIGATONI
An easy-to-make weeknight dinner with minimal cooking. Just throw everything together and let your oven do the rest.
Provided by Yoly
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
- Cook sausage and onion in a large skillet until meat is no longer pink and onions are translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Combine spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add sausage and onion mixture; stir until well combined. Add pasta and carefully mix until well incorporated. Transfer to the prepared baking dish and cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, top with remaining mozzarella, and bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 673.3 calories, Carbohydrate 56.5 g, Cholesterol 133.4 mg, Fat 31.6 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 39.9 g, SaturatedFat 13.4 g, Sodium 1953.3 mg, Sugar 17.5 g
SPICY SAUSAGE RIGATONI
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oil in large skillet, Cook garlic, red pepper flakes and cayenne over medium high heat quickly. Add in crumbled sausage meat and cook until completely browned. Add in tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Cook about 5 minutes until sauce begins to thicken and add cream. Return to a rapid simmer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add cooked Rigatoni and reserved liquid. Return to simmer and sprinkle with parsley and Parmesan. Serve with extra Parmesan cheese and black pepper.
RIGATONI WITH SAUSAGE & FENNEL
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, over medium heat. Add the fennel and onion and saute for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add the sausage and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, crumbling it with a fork, until nicely browned. Add the garlic, crushed fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper and cook for one minute. Pour in the wine, bring to a boil, and add the heavy cream, half-and-half, and tomato paste. Bring back to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil, add 2 tablespoons salt, and cook the rigatoni according to the directions on the package. Drain and add to the sauce, stirring to coat the pasta. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes to allow the pasta to absorb the sauce. Off the heat, stir in the parsley and 1/2 cup of the Parmesan. Serve hot in shallow bowls with the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan on the side.
RIGATONI WITH SPICY SAUSAGE AND HERBS
This dish is one of my husband's favorites and mine as well when I'm not worrying about carbs! I can't remember where I got this one - I think off the back of a box some time ago, but I ended up slightly altering it to turn up the heat a bit. With the tabasco to taste, you can make it a little spicy or a lot! It also reheats well.
Provided by lazy gourmet
Categories Pork
Time 40m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt butter with oil.
- Saute onion and bay leaf until onion is transparent.
- Add bacon and sausage.
- Cook, stirring until sausage is browned.
- Add tomatoes, salt, pepper and hot sauce and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
- If sauce gets too thick or begins to dry, thin it out with the chicken broth.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta per package directions.
- Drain the pasta and leave in the original pot or transfer to a large serving dish.
- Add the sauce to the pasta, sprinkle with the oregano, and toss together before serving
CHEESY SAUSAGE RIGATONI
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni according to the package instructions; drain and set aside to cool.
- Saute the onions in the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Crumble in the sausage, add the crushed red pepper and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the marinara sauce, mix everything together and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- To assemble, add about 2 spoonfuls of the sauce--just enough to coat the bottom--to a baking dish. Then layer half of the cooled noodles, half of the mozzarella cubes and half of the remaining sauce. Repeat the process: layer the remaining noodles, mozzarella and sauce, then top with the Parmesan. Cover and put in the fridge or freezer until ready to cook.
- When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cook the rigatoni until heated through and bubbling, 25 minutes straight from the fridge, or 2 hours straight from the freezer. Garnish with minced parsley before serving.
RIGATONI WITH SPICY CHICKEN SAUSAGE, ASPARAGUS, EGGPLANT, AND ROASTED PEPPERS
Steps:
- Position a rack in the oven 6 inches below the broiler and preheat the broiler.
- Put the peppers on a baking sheet and put it under the broiler. Roast, turning the peppers with tongs a quarter turn every couple of minutes, until charred on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes total. Transfer the peppers to a bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let the peppers steam for 10 minutes to loosen the skins.
- Using a paper towel, rub the charred skins off the peppers. Carefully remove the cores, stems, and seeds, and slice the pieces lengthwise into thin strips. Reserve any liquid the peppers release.
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Add the asparagus and cook for 1 minute; drain and rinse under cold water. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a plate with a slotted spoon.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Cook the pasta until al dente according to the package instructions. Drain and return the pasta to the warm pot.
- Add 3 tablespoons olive oil to the skillet, add the eggplant, season with salt and pepper, and cook until brown and just tender, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the garlic to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the roasted peppers with any reserved liquid, asparagus, sausage, and vinegar and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more.
- Transfer the sausage mixture to the warm rigatoni and add the Parmesan, parsley, and remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and stir to combine.
- Taste the pasta and season with salt and pepper, if needed. Transfer to a large bowl and serve immediately.
RIGATONI WITH SAUSAGE, SPINACH, AND GOAT CHEESE
While this recipe is delicious as is, you can do a couple of things to give it even more flavor. Use a combination of spicy and sweet sausage instead of just sweet and--something I do almost every time I use goat cheese--use a fork to mix into it 1/2 teaspoon each of chopped fresh parsley, chives, and thyme.
Provided by Scott Conant
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-low heat. Add the onions and a pinch of salt and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the sausage and use a fork to crumble the sausage into the pan. Increase the heat to medium-high, and fully cook the sausage, adding some of the pasta water to deglaze the pan.
- Cook the rigatoni until just shy of al dente. Before draining, reserve about 1 cup of the cooking water.
- Add the pasta to the pan with the sausage, reserving the cooking liquid, and add the parsley. Add the spinach and tomatoes and cook, tossing, until the spinach has wilted. Add some of the reserved cooking liquid, if needed. Remove from the heat. Crumble the goat cheese with a fork and add it along with the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Add a bit more of the cooking liquid if needed and serve.
RIGATONI WITH SPICY SAUSAGE-TOMATO SAUCE, ARUGULA, AND PARMESAN
This classic meat sauce gets some oomph from peppery arugula. A real crowd-pleaser.
Provided by Sara Foster
Categories Pasta Tomato High Fiber Graduation Father's Day Dinner Parmesan Sausage Arugula Summer Potluck Bon Appétit Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion; sauté until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Add sausage; cook until browned, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Drain drippings from pot. Add wine, diced tomatoes with juice, and crushed tomatoes; increase heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cool, then cover and keep chilled. Rewarm over medium heat before continuing.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain.
- Stir pasta, arugula, basil, and oregano into tomato sauce. Simmer until arugula wilts, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to large bowl. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
Tips:
- Choose high-quality ingredients: Use the best quality ingredients you can find, as this will make a big difference in the final dish. Look for fresh herbs, flavorful sausages, and high-quality pasta.
- Don't overcook the pasta: Rigatoni should be cooked al dente, meaning it should be slightly firm to the bite. Overcooked pasta will be mushy and unpleasant.
- Sauté the sausage until it's browned: This will help to develop the flavor of the sausage and give it a nice crispy texture.
- Use a flavorful tomato sauce: The tomato sauce is an important part of this dish, so make sure to use one that you like. You can use a store-bought sauce or make your own.
- Add plenty of herbs: Herbs add a lot of flavor to this dish, so don't be afraid to use a generous amount. Fresh herbs are best, but you can also use dried herbs if you don't have any fresh ones on hand.
- Serve immediately: This dish is best served immediately, while the pasta is still hot and the sauce is still bubbling.
Conclusion:
Rigatoni with spicy sausage and herbs is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It's packed with flavor, thanks to the spicy sausage, flavorful tomato sauce, and fresh herbs. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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