Creamy Sausage Rigatoni (One-Pan, 30-Minute Meal) Recipe
One-Pot Creamy Sausage Rigatoni is an easy-to-make weeknight dinner made in just 30 minutes! This rigatoni recipe features basic ingredients found in most grocery stores. Everything is cooked in one pan on the stove-top: Italian sausage, creamy tomato sauce, and pasta. It’s restaurant-quality comfort food.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 people
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Halal
Ingredients
Main Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 15 oz Italian sausage, crumbled
- 8 oz rigatoni, uncooked
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning or Herbs de Provence
- 15 oz tomato sauce, such as tomato pasta sauce or marinara
- 5 oz fresh spinach
- Salt and coarsely ground black pepper to taste
- Red pepper flakes to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil: Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat in a large, high-sided, heavy-bottomed skillet on the stovetop.
- Cook sausage: Add crumbled sausage and cook for about 5 minutes, crumbling it, until cooked through. Drain any grease or liquid.
- Add ingredients: To the skillet with sausage, add rigatoni, chicken broth, heavy cream, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook for 10-15 minutes.
- Add spinach: Stir in fresh spinach and cook until wilted, stirring frequently.
- Season and serve: Remove from heat, season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Mix well and serve.
Notes
- Use your best judgment on salt based on the saltiness of the sausage.
- For a thicker sauce, cook longer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 854 kcal
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 1547mg
- Fat: 60g
- Saturated Fat: 26g
- Unsaturated Fat: 29g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 149mg
