Chicken Sausage Rigatoni

🥘 Ingredients

• bell pepper (cored, deseeded, and diced)
  1 unit
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cream sauce base
  2 unit
• italian chicken sausage mix
  8 oz
• italian seasoning
  1 unit
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  1 oz
• rigatoni pasta
  6 oz
• scallions (whites and greens separated)
  2 unit
• sugar
  1 tsp
• tomato paste
  2 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• large pan
• strainer

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   bell pepper italian chicken sausage mix italian seasoning cream sauce base scallions rigatoni pasta tomato paste parmesan cheese olive oil sugar butter

   bell pepper: 1 unit (cored, deseeded, and diced), italian chicken sausage mix: 8 oz, italian seasoning: 1 unit, cream sauce base: 2 unit, scallions: 2 unit (whites and greens separated), rigatoni pasta: 6 oz, tomato paste: 2 tbsp, parmesan cheese: 1 oz, olive oil: 1 tbsp, sugar: 1 tsp, butter: 1 tbsp
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   Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce.
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   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 pepper.
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   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 using a strainer .
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   While pasta cooks, stir italian seasoning, tomato paste, and sugar into pan with sausage mixture until coated. Pour in ¼ cup plain water. Bring to a simmer and cook ⏱️ 1 minute , then reduce heat to low.
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   Add cream sauce base to pan with sauce. Stir in butter until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
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   Add drained rigatoni pasta 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.