Mezzi Rigatoni With Yellow Tomato Sauce Recipes

MEZZI RIGATONI WITH TOMATOES, SCALLOPS AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large wide pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the red pepper flakes, then add the tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a steady simmer and cook until thickened, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as the label directs for al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
• During the last 4 minutes of cooking the pasta, add the wine and scallops to the tomato sauce, stirring to evenly distribute the scallops in the sauce. Simmer until just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Add the pasta and 1/2 cup cooking water to the scallops. Cook, stirring, until the pasta is well coated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add some of the remaining cooking water, a few tablespoons at a time, if the pasta is dry; season with salt. Stir in 3 cups arugula to wilt slightly.
• Divide the pasta among shallow bowls. Top with the remaining 1 cup arugula and drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Finely grate the lemon zest over the pasta and top with more red pepper flakes.

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.

TOMATO SAUCE AND RIGATONI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy based saucepan. Add the onion and cook for 3 mins, stirring. Add garlic, season and cook for 2 mins more.
• Add toms and bring to the boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10 mins, stirring.
• Use a knife to split open the sausages, then squeeze out the meat. Tip into a separate frying pan. Cook for 5 mins, breaking up the sausage meat with the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in the fennel seeds and cook for 5 mins more until the meat is cooked through and golden brown. Pour over the tomato sauce and leave to simmer while you cook the pasta in a pan of boiling water.
• Drain the pasta reserving a little of the water. If the sauce looks dry add a little of water then serve the sausage sauce spooned over the pasta. Sprinkle with basil.