Italian Sausage Rigatoni
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Italian Sausage Rigatoni
Description
Italian Sausage Rigatoni features Italian sausage cooked alongside onions and garlic until fully browned, providing a flavorful base. Diced tomatoes and dried basil are added, simmered gently to meld flavors. The mixture is enriched with heavy cream and slices of olives, which introduce a mild creaminess and a salty, slightly tangy bite. Cooked rigatoni pasta is then combined with the sauce, allowing the tubes to capture the rich sauce inside. A sprinkle of Parmesan cheese finishes the dish, lending a salty, nutty note.
The sausage variety including red peppers and caramelized onions adds subtle sweetness and spice complexity, enhancing the overall flavor. The cooking method ensures the meat is well browned while the sauce stays silky and integrated without being too thick. The combination of tomato acidity and cream smoothness balances the flavors well.
This pasta serves as a filling dinner option, suitable for serving with a simple green salad or crusty bread to round out the meal. The olives provide a distinctive tang that pairs well with the cream and tomato base, making it an enjoyable and complete dish.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage I used sausage with red peppers and caramelized onions
- 1/2 onion diced, medium
- 2 garlic minced, cloves
- 1 15 diced tomatoes Italian-Style, lunch can
- 1/2 teaspoon basil dried
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup olives sliced
- 12 ounce rigatoni pasta cooked according to package directions, package
- Parmesan Cheese for topping
Instructions
- In a large skillet cook sausage, onion and garlic over medium-high heat until sausage is fully cooked (no pink should be present). While cooking sausage prepare pasta according to packaged directions.
- Once sausage is cooked, drain grease and return skillet to stovetop.
- Add tomatoes with juice from the can and the dried basil. Reduce heat to low and cover cooking for 5-10 minutes.
- Remove skillet lid and stir in cream and olives. Add cooked pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese or add to individual plates.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 811 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 811kcal | 41% |
| Carbohydrates | 69g | 23% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 46g | 71% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 29g | 171% |
| Cholesterol | 99mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 1756mg | 73% |
| Fiber | 16g | 64% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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