Baked Rigatoni with Sausage and Mushrooms

Serves 8 to 10
Time 1 hr

Savory Italian sausage and sautéed mushrooms impart a spicy heat to this cheesy rigatoni. Toss a simple green salad while the pasta bakes, and serve with a nice dry red wine. It's a foolproof meal, perfect for a delightful Sunday dinner with great weeknight or lunchtime leftovers.

Ingredients

    2 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil, divided
    2 tablespoonsminced garlic
    1 cupdiced yellow onion
    1 1/2 poundswhite mushrooms, quartered
    1/2 cupred wine
    1 pinchcrushed red Chile flakes, (optional)
    2 poundsItalian sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
    1 poundfrozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
    1 poundricotta cheese
    1egg
    1/2 cupgrated Parmigiano Reggiano
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
    1 poundrigatoni pasta
    2 jars (26-ounce)prepared marinara sauce
    1/2 poundmozzarella, shredded

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Method

Preheat oven to 350°F.


Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a sauté pan.


Add garlic, onion and mushrooms and sauté until mushrooms have released most of their liquid and onions are translucent.


Add red wine and crushed red pepper and continue to cook until red wine has evaporated. Remove from the pan and set aside.



Add remaining tablespoon of olive oil to the same pan and add the sausage. 


Cook until sausage is browned and cooked through.


Remove from the pan and add to mushroom mixture.


In a large bowl, combine spinach, ricotta cheese, egg, Parmigiano Reggiano, salt and black pepper and mix well.


Add mushrooms and sausage to this mixture.


Meanwhile, cook pasta in rapidly boiling water until al dente and drain.


Add cooked pasta and marinara sauce to the ricotta mixture and mix well until fully combined.


Transfer to a roasting pan and top with mozzarella cheese.


Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.


Remove the foil and continue to bake until browned on top and fully heated through.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

680

Total Fat

28g

Saturated Fat

11g

Cholesterol

90mg

Sodium

1810mg

Total Carbohydrate

63g

Dietary Fiber

6g

Total Sugars

10g

Protein

42g

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