Chicken Sausage Rigatoni

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian Chicken Sausage Mix
  18 oz
• Italian Seasoning
  2 tbsp
• Parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• bell pepper
  2 unit
• black pepper
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cream sauce base
  8 oz
• olive oil
  1 tsp
• rigatoni pasta
  12 oz
• salt
• scallions
  2 unit
• sugar
  1 tsp
• tomato paste
  3 oz
• water
  ¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. Core, deseed, and dice bell pepper . Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens.

   bell pepper: 2 unit, scallions: 2 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and cook until lightly browned and slightly softened, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Add Italian Chicken Sausage Mix and scallion whites; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and black pepper .

   olive oil: 1 tsp, Italian Chicken Sausage Mix: 18 oz, salt, black pepper
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add rigatoni pasta to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

   rigatoni pasta: 12 oz
4. 

   4

   While pasta cooks, stir Italian Seasoning , tomato paste , and sugar into pan with sausage mixture until coated. Pour in water . Bring to a simmer and cook for ⏱️ 1 minute , then reduce heat to low.

   Italian Seasoning: 2 tbsp, tomato paste: 3 oz, sugar: 1 tsp, water: ¼ cup
5. 

   5

   Add cream sauce base to pan with sauce. Stir in butter until melted. Season with salt and pepper.

   cream sauce base: 8 oz, butter: 1 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Add drained rigatoni to pan with sauce; toss to coat. If needed, stir in reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce. Divide pasta between bowls and top with Parmesan cheese . Garnish with scallion greens and serve.

   Parmesan cheese: ½ cup