Name: Acadian Rigatoni Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 42 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp cooking oil; 1 lb andouille; 1 onion; 2 celery ribs; 1 large green bell pepper; 2 garlic cloves; 1½ cups tomatoes in thick puree; 1¼ tsp salt; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper; ¾ lb rigatoni

How To Make Acadian Rigatoni

Dig into a delicious pasta dish by whipping up this rigatoni recipe! It’s a filling dish packed with spicy sausage simmered in a seasoned tomato sauce.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 42 minutes

Total: 57 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tbspcooking oil
1lbandouille,or other spicy sausage such as hot Italian
1onion
2celery ribs
1large green bell pepper
2garlic cloves
1½cupstomatoes in thick puree,(16 oz), crushed, canned
1¼tspsalt
½tspfresh ground black pepper
¾lbrigatoni

Instructions

In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Stir in the onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic.
Cover the pan and cook over moderately low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft.
Add the tomatoes, salt, and black pepper. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes longer.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the rigatoni for about 14 minutes until just done. Drain and toss the pasta with the sauce.
Serve warm, and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

If neither andouille nor hot Italian sausage is available, use a mild sausage and add ¼ teaspoon of dried red-pepper flakes with the tomatoes and salt.