# Mind-Blowing Pasta

A simple and delicious pasta dish made with Italian sausage, crushed tomatoes, and cooked directly in the sauce for maximum flavor and a luxurious texture.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- olive oil
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 0.5 onion
- few garlic cloves
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- 1 pinch red pepper flake
- a little bit torn basil
- 1 Parmesan rinds
- 1 large can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 0.5 pound pasta (rigatoni recommended)
- 1 pinch kosher salt

## Instructions

1. Add olive oil and 1 pound of bulk Italian sausage to a pot over medium to high heat. Break up the sausage.
2. While the sausage is browning, mince a half an onion and a few garlic cloves.
3. Once the sausage is fully cooked and has good color, add the minced onion and garlic.
4. Add a pinch of dried oregano, a pinch of red pepper flake, and a little bit of torn basil.
5. Add a Parmesan rind if you have one.
6. Slightly lower the heat and add one large can of whole peeled tomatoes, crushed with your hands.
7. Wash out the tomato can with water and add the liquid to the pot.
8. Add two cups of chicken stock and let this simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.
9. Add about a half a pound of your favorite pasta (rigatoni is used).
10. When the pasta is about a minute from being fully cooked, add a pinch of kosher salt.
11. Add a little bit more torn basil.

## Equipment

- pot

## Tips

- If bulk Italian sausage is unavailable, buy it in casing and remove it yourself.
- Wash out the tomato can with liquid to add to the sauce.
- Cooking pasta directly in the sauce allows it to absorb all the liquid and flavor, and the pasta starch thickens the sauce.
- Optional: Add white wine or red wine instead of or in combination with chicken stock.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HPaU34pwd/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/41c7dee3-a78a-4f76-8467-98b7160213a3
- Extracted: 2026-05-26

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