# Italian Sausage Rigatoni

This is a simple one-pot Italian sausage rigatoni that can be customized to your taste.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound mild ground Italian sausage
- 1 diced onion
- 1 diced bell pepper
- 1 scoop garlic
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 2.5 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 pinch Italian seasoning
- 1 pinch salt
- 0.5 pound rigatoni
- 1 block Parmesan

## Instructions

1. Brown the mild ground Italian sausage in a pan.
2. Add one diced onion and one diced bell pepper to the pan.
3. Cook the onion and pepper for a few minutes until they start to soften up.
4. Add a big scoop of garlic to the pan.
5. Add a few tablespoons of tomato paste to the pan.
6. Fry down the tomato paste for a couple of minutes to brown and caramelize it.
7. Add an 8-ounce can of tomato sauce.
8. Add two and a half cups of chicken stock.
9. Add about a cup of heavy cream.
10. Add a little crushed red pepper, black pepper, and Italian seasoning.
11. Hit it with a little bit of salt.
12. Once the mixture starts bubbling, add about half of a 1-pound box of rigatoni.
13. Cut the heat down to a simmer, cover it up, and let it cook for 12 to 15 minutes, just until the pasta is done.
14. Pull the pan off the heat and let it stand for about five minutes to thicken up the sauce.
15. Grate some Parmesan over the top.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spoon
- grater

## Tips

- You can substitute ground pork, ground beef, or ground chicken for the Italian sausage.
- Feel free to use pre-grated cheese.
- You can use any kind of stock or broth.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNa8WrYOiCF/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f05ac285-4753-4440-889f-eee65b133d65
- Extracted: 2025-09-13

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