This spicy sausage pasta bake is a hearty, comforting dish that combines bold flavors, rigatoni pasta, and a rich, flavorful creamy tomato sauce.
Prep
29 min
Cook
40 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
1 pound rigatoni pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons butter
1 small onion
1 cup sliced mushrooms
0.5 pounds 93% lean ground beef
0.5 pounds hot Italian sausage
4 cloves garlic
, minced
1.5 teaspoons Calabrian chili paste
, or to taste
1
, 10 ounce
22 ounces marinara sauce
1 ounce creme fraiche
1 cup fat-free half-and-half
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces mozzarella
, broken into pieces
1 tablespoon parsley
, or as needed
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2
Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in rigatoni and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain.
3
Meanwhile, add olive oil and butter to a heavy cast iron or other ovenproof skillet. When butter is melted, add onion to the skillet, and sauté until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add mushrooms, and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes.
4
Add beef and sausage. Cook, breaking up meat with a spatula, until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
5
Add garlic, Calabrian chile paste, and RoTel. Sauté for about 1 minute. Stir in marinara sauce. Stir in crème fraîche, half-and-half, and whipping cream. Fold in rigatoni until combined; fold in half of mozzarella. Scatter remaining mozzarella on top of skillet.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 30 minutes. Scatter parsley over top. Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
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