Rigatoni With Red Sauce And Parmesan Recipes

PARMESAN RIGATONI

Steps:

• Begin by cooking the pasta as instructed on the package.
• While the pasta is cooking in a large skillet, cook and brown the meat. Once the meat has been browned, drain and return to the skillet. Next, pour in the marinara sauce and let this simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Once the pasta has fully cooked, drain and return to the stock pot. Mix the beef mixture into the pasta.
• Pour this isn't a 9x13 casserole dish or into the serving pan you will be using for the meal. Spread it out evenly then top with the grated Parmesan.

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 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.

RED SAUCE RIGATONI WITH VEGGIE-PACKED MEATBALLS AND BASIL

Steps:

• Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Peel, halve, and finely chop onion. Thinly slice garlic. Pick basil leaves from stems; discard stems. Remove stems from kale and discard; stack, then roll up leaves and thinly slice crosswise into shreds. Chop shreds into fine pieces. TIP: Use a food processor to chop kale, if you like.
• Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large, tall-sided panover mediumhigh heat. Add onion and cook, tossing occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, tossing, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir tomatoes into pan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix together beef, meatball spice, panko, kale, salt, and pepper (we used ½ tsp kosher salt). Shape mixture into 1½-inch balls (you should have about 12).
• Carefully lower meatballs into sauce in pan. Increase heat to medium, cover, and cook 5 minutes. Uncover, carefully turn meatballs over, and continue simmering until cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
• Once water is boiling, add rigatoni to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 10-12 minutes. Carefully scoop out and reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
• If sauce seems thick, stir in a splash or two of pasta cooking water. Divide rigatoni between plates. Spoon meatballs and sauce on top. Sprinkle with Parmesan, scatter with basil leaves, and serve.

RIGATONI WITH RED PEPPER & PARMIGIANO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil.
• Heat the oil and garlic in a 10-inch straight-sided sauté pan over medium heat until the garlic sizzles steadily for about 1 minute and just starts to brown around the edges. Add the roasted red peppers, thyme, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes to heat through. Add the chicken broth and sherry vinegar. Raise the heat to medium high and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, let cool for a couple of minutes, and then transfer to a blender or food processor and purée.
• Return the puréed pepper mixture to the sauté pan. Stir in the cream and 3/4 cup of the Parmigiano and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Meanwhile, cook the rigatoni in the boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until it's just tender to the tooth (see the package for cooking time). Drain and add the pasta to the sauté pan. Cook over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes, tossing and stirring, to blend the flavors and slightly thicken the sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve immediately, sprinkled with the remaining cheese and a few grinds of black pepper.

RED PESTO RIGATONI

Steps:

• Cook anchovies, garlic, oil, and walnuts in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until nuts are deep golden and garlic is just turning golden, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring often, until it turns a shade darker, about 2 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes.
• Scrape walnut mixture, including the oil, into a food processor and add chiles, Parmesan, lemon juice, and ½ tsp. salt; pulse until a thick paste forms. Scrape pesto into a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1½ cups pasta cooking liquid.
• Add butter, then pasta and ½ cup pasta cooking liquid to pesto. Using tongs, toss vigorously, adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed, until pasta is glossy and well coated with sauce. Taste and season with more salt if needed.
• Do Ahead: Pesto can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.

EASY CREAMY PARMESAN RIGATONI (RIGATONI ALLA PANNA)

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente; drain and return to the pot (do not rinse the cooked pasta) add in the butter, toss to combine.
• Meanwhile warm the cream in a small saucepan over low heat; then add to the cooked pasta along with the grated cheese; toss to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to a bowl and serve.

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.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH RED PEPPERS AND GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium-high. Cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until onion is slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Add roasted red peppers and salt; season with black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is jammy, 8-10 minutes. Add olives, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often, until tomato paste is slightly darkened in color, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, crushing with your hands as you go, and their liquid and cook, stirring often, until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes.
• While sauce is cooking, place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until very al dente (about 2 minute less than package directions; pasta will continue to cook in the oven). Drain pasta, reserving ⅓ cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Add pasta and reserved pasta cooking liquid to sauce. Reduce heat to medium and stir in butter, oregano, and half of Parmesan. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened and glossy and coats pasta, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in half of mozzarella.
• Transfer pasta to a 13x9" baking dish and spread into an even layer. Scatter remaining Parmesan and mozzarella over. Bake until bubbling around the edges, 15-20 minutes.
• Heat broiler. Broil pasta until top is brown and crisp in spots, about 3 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then top with basil for serving.