Rigatoni with Cheese and Italian Sausage
A hearty Italian pasta dish featuring spicy Italian sausage, rigatoni pasta, and two types of melted cheese in a zesty marinara sauce, finished with fresh parsley and olive oil.
Ingredients
- •½ pound rigatoni
- •¼ pound spicy Italian sausage
- •2 cloves garlic
- •1½ cups marinara sauce
- •½ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- •¼ cup grated mozzarella cheese
- •2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- •1 teaspoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
- •2 tablespoons Extra-virgin olive oil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Cook rigatoni in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta.
12 min
- 2.
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. Add garlic and sauté until soft, about 2 minutes. 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. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan over. Place in broiler until cheese melts and begins to brown, watching closely to prevent burning, about 1 1/2 minutes. Sprinkle rigatoni with parsley, drizzle with olive oil, and serve.
15 min
