Description
Creamy Sausage Rigatoni is a rich, one-pan 30-minute dinner made with tender pasta, savory sausage, and a velvety tomato cream sauce. It’s the perfect comfort meal for busy weeknights when you want something hearty, flavorful, and easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
- 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
- 15 oz tomato sauce (or marinara)
- 5 oz fresh spinach
- Salt and coarsely ground black pepper, to taste
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add crumbled sausage and cook for about 5 minutes until browned. Drain excess grease.
- Add uncooked rigatoni, chicken broth, heavy cream, garlic, Italian seasoning, and tomato sauce. Stir well.
- Bring to a boil, cover, and cook on medium heat for 10–15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cook until pasta is al dente and sauce thickens.
- Add spinach and stir until wilted.
- Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Serve warm.
Notes
Add extra broth or cream if pasta needs more time to cook.
Use half-and-half instead of heavy cream for a lighter version.
Taste before adding salt—sausage can be naturally salty.
Leftovers reheat well with a splash of milk to loosen the sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop / One-Pan
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 854 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 1547 mg
- Fat: 60 g
- Saturated Fat: 26 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 29 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 149 mg