Spicy Italian Sausage Rigatoni with Tomato Basil Sauce 🌶️🍅🌿
This flavorful dish combines spicy Italian sausage with a rich tomato basil sauce, all tossed with perfectly cooked rigatoni pasta. Get ready for a taste explosion!
Ingredients:
1 pound rigatoni pasta 🍝
1 pound spicy Italian sausage, casings removed 🌶️
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 onion, diced 🧅
3 cloves garlic, minced 🧄
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes 🥫
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 🌿
1 teaspoon dried oregano 🌿
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to taste) 🌶️
Salt and black pepper to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese for serving 🧀
Instructions:
Cook the pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rigatoni and cook according to package directions for al dente pasta. Drain and set aside.
Sauté the sausage: While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through. Remove the sausage from the skillet and set aside.
Sauté the aromatics: In the same skillet, add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant.
Make the sauce: Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to the skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly.
Combine everything: Return the cooked sausage to the skillet and stir to combine. Add the cooked rigatoni and toss to coat in the sauce.
Serve: Divide the pasta among plates and top with grated Parmesan cheese. Garnish with additional fresh basil if desired.
Tips:
For a creamier sauce, stir in a 1/2 cup of heavy cream after adding the crushed tomatoes.
If you don't have fresh basil, substitute with 1 tablespoon of dried basil.
Add a pinch of sugar to the sauce to balance the acidity of the tomatoes.
Serve with a side of crusty bread to soak up the delicious sauce! 🥖
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The Blue Veil, 1907 by Glauco Cambon (Italian, 1875–1930)
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Vintage Italian lighting by designer Gino Vistosi
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MY MOST ITALIAN OF UQUIZZES BE UPON YE
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Valerio Minato's photo that won the Astronomy Picture of the Day Contest by NASA on December 25th, 2023.
In the picture: the moon, the Monviso Mount and the Basilica of Superga (on the Superga hill) outside Turin are all aligned. it took him 6 years to take this shot (and I take it as an example to never give up on your dreams).
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"VASE AVEC ROSES ET CHARDONS"
ALIK CAVALIERE // 1979
[bronze and resin | 74 x 39 x 37 cm.]
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