Creamy Sausage Rigatoni
This creamy sausage rigatoni is made with crumbled Italian sausage simmered in creamy tomato sauce and served ovrer pasta for the ultimate comfort food.
Ingredients
- 2 tbs Olive oil
- 1 small Onion, diced
- 1 pound Ground Sweet Italian Sausage
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced
- 28 oz can Diced Tomatoes (with the juice)
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tbs Italian Seasoning
- 1 tbs Garlic Powder
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 pound rigatoni
- 1 ladle pasta water
- shredded fresh parsley, basil & parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- In a large saucepan with a tall lip, heat the olive oil over medium high heat and saute the onion and chopped garlic.
- Add the sausage and break it down into small pieces as it browns.
- Once the sausage is browned, add the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce.
- Season the sauce salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
- Stir the sauce until everything is combined and let it cook for about 10 minutes over low heat.
- Stir in the cream and continue to let it cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the pasta water and rigatoni to the sauce and stir everything together until the pasta is coated in the sauce.
- Serve warm and with parsley, basil, parmesan cheese if you'd like to.