Rigatoni with Cheese and Italian Sausage

Name: Rigatoni with Cheese and Italian Sausage
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 355 milliliters prepared marinara sauce; 59 milliliters grated mozzarella cheese; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps grated Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh Italian parsley; 1 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper; 227 grams rigatoni; 113 grams spicy Italian sausage, casing removed

The recipe Rigatoni with Cheese and Italian Sausage could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in around 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 476 calories. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have garlic cloves, marinara sauce, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook rigatoni in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.

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Rigatoni

Water

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Pot

Drain pasta.

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Pasta

Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Cook sausage in heavy large pot over medium-high heat until no longer pink, stirring frequently and breaking up with back of wooden spoon.

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Sausage

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Wooden Spoon

Broiler

Pot

Add garlic and sauté until soft, about 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Drain off excess oil and return pot to medium-high heat. Stir in marinara sauce and crushed red pepper, then pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide pasta among four 1 1/4-cup soufflé dishes or custard cups.

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Red Pepper Flakes