Hot Italian Sausage Tomato Cream Sauce with Rigatoni

Name: Hot Italian Sausage Tomato Cream Sauce with Rigatoni
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 Shallots (minced); 6 cloves Garlic (minced); 2 tsp Olive Oil; 1 lb Hot Italian Sausage (if using links, remove casing); 1/2 cup White Wine (dry); 4 tbsp Tomato Paste; 29 oz Tomato Sauce (canned tomato sauce); 1 tsp Italian Seasoning; 1 tsp Dried Basil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; 1/2 cup Half and half (can use heavy cream for a richer sauce, use more or less cream to taste); 5 oz Baby Spinach; 1 lb Rigatoni; Grated Parmesan, Fresh Basil, Fresh Parsley (Optional, to serve)

7 steps

Prep:5minCook:40min

Hot Italian sausages mixed with tomatoes create a spicy and flavorful tomato sauce while a splash of cream creates perfect balance and just enough richness. Add in plenty of spinach and herbs of your choice for freshness and a complete meal.

Updated at: Sun, 05 Feb 2023 17:20:58 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories623.5 kcal (31%)

Total Fat22.7 g (32%)

Carbs73.4 g (28%)

Sugars10.7 g (12%)

Protein29.5 g (59%)

Sodium761.7 mg (38%)

Fiber5.9 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 tspolive oil

1 lbHot Italian Sausage

if using links, remove casing

½ cupwhite wine

dry

4 Tbsptomato paste

29 ozTomato Sauce

canned tomato sauce

1 tspitalian seasoning

1 tspdried basil

½ tspsalt

½ tspblack pepper

½ cupHalf and half

can use heavy cream for a richer sauce, use more or less cream to taste

1 lbrigatoni

Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add minced shallots and garlic and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant.

Step 2

Add Italian sausage to pan and break into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Sauté for several minutes until sausage is almost cooked.

Step 3

Pour in white wine and simmer for a few minutes. Next, mix in tomato paste and stir frequently and cook about 5 minutes until the tomato paste starts to darken and caramelize.

Step 4

Pour in tomato sauce then add in Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and black pepper. Stir to combine and let simmer for about 10 minutes.

Step 5

Lower heat and ad cream, stirring until combined. Add in baby spinach and mix into sauce until wilted.

Step 6

Meanwhile, cook rigatoni and add directly to the sauce once al dente. Combine with the sauce. Stir in some starchy pasta water as needed to loosen up the sauce.

Step 7

Plate the pasta and serve with grated parmesan and fresh herbs as desired.

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