Rigatoni With Tomato Parmesan Sauce Food

EASY TOMATO CREAM RIGATONI

Steps:

• Melt together the olive oil and butter and saute the onions until soft and translucent.
• Add the garlic and saute for another 30 seconds before adding the chopped tomatoes.
• Pour ½ cup water into the tomato can and pour into the pot.
• Season with sugar, salt and pepper then allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour in the cream and allow to simmer for another 5 minutes before blending until smooth (optional).
• Add the cooked rigatoni to the pasta sauce and stir to coat. Add some of the reserved cooking water to thin out the sauce and make it even silkier.
• Serve topped with grated Parmesan and fresh basil leaves.

RIGATONI PASTA & TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet or saute pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté until they start to soften and turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and continue cooking until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Pour in the tomatoes and add the Parmesan rind, if using. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
• While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni until al dente according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water. Drain the pasta.
• Remove the Parmesan rind. Stir the rigatoni into the sauce with 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water. You can add more as necessary to thin out the sauce.
• Season to taste with additional salt and pepper as needed.
• Top with grated Parmesan and parsley before serving.

RIGATONI WITH TOMATO PARMESAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and salt. Stir until the onions are translucent (about 5 minutes).
• Add the garlic. Cook and stir for an additional 1 minute.
• Add the red pepper flakes and blended Italian tomatoes.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer, then turn the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring often as the sauce cooks to prevent scorching.
• While the sauce is cooking, boil the rigatoni according to package directions, but pull it off the heat once it starts to soften (after about 8 minutes). It will cook the rest of the way in the sauce.
• Add about 1/3 cup of the freshly snipped basil to the tomato sauce. Then stir in the butter.
• Add the cheese, 1/4 cup at at time, to the tomato sauce, stirring between each addition and giving it time to melt.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the tomato sauce. Stir well to coat the rigatoni.
• Serve with a sprinkling of fresh basil and parmesan cheese.

RIGATONI AL SEGRETO (RIGATONI WITH SECRET SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, salt. Cook until no longer white and starting to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook about 1 minute. Add chili flakes and blended tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer; adjust heat to medium to medium-low. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 45 to 60 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes (5 minutes from doneness).
• Add about 2/3 of the basil to the sauce. Stir in butter. When butter melts, add cheese in 3 increments.
• Drain pasta; transfer to sauce. Stir until rigatoni are evenly coated with sauce. Serve sprinkled with the remaining basil and a dusting of grated cheese.

RIGATONI WITH CREAMY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove casings from sausages and crumble meat.
• in a deep, heavy frying pan and over medium low melt the butter.
• Add sausage and onion and cook slowly, stirring until lightly browned.
• Add in garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine and salt.
• Increase heat to medium and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Cook rigatoni in salted water according to directions, drain and keep warm.
• Mix peas and cream into sausage sauce.
• Increase heat to medium high and cook stirring until sauce boils all over in large shiny bubbles and has thickened slightly.
• Spoon over rigatoni and mix lightly.
• Top with parmesan cheese.

RIGATONI WITH LEMON PARMESAN CREAM

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions; drain, rinse and set aside.
• Heat oil in large saucepan over low heat, add garlic and saute 30 seconds; do not brown.
• Add lemon peel and cream, bring to a simmer and cook 6 to 8 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
• Add tomatoes, parmesan cheese, parsley and cooked pasta.
• Stir well and season with salt& pepper.
• Squeeze lemon juice over all and mix well.
• Serving size for for main course.

RIGATONI WITH SAUSAGE AND TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up the meat with a fork, until it is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, remove the sausage from the pan. Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat.
• Reduce the heat to moderately low. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the wine and cook until it almost evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sausage,tomatoes, and salt. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Add the pepper, parsley, and cream.
• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the rigatoni until just done, about 14 minutes.
• Drain the pasta and toss with the sauce. Serve with grated Parmesan.

RIGATONI WITH SPICY SAUSAGE-TOMATO SAUCE, ARUGULA AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion; saute until translucent, about 4 minutes.
• Add garlic; stir 1 minute.
• Add sausage; cook until browned, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes.
• Drain drippings from pot.
• Add wine, diced tomatoes with juice, and crushed tomatoes. Increase heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.
• Can be made one day ahead up to this point: Cool and refrigerate, then reheat over medium heat before continuing.
• Cook pasta until al dente, drain.
• Stir pasta, arugula, basil and oregano into tomato sauce. Simmer until the arugula wilts, stirring often, about 2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer to serving bowl or dinner plates and sprinkle with parmesan.