Easy Spicy Rigatoni
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Easy Spicy Rigatoni
15-minute pasta recipe!
Ingredients
- 16 oz pasta shells (cooked al-dente (or similar shape))
- 2 tbsp olive
- 1 small diced onion
- 5 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tsp crushed red pepper (more or less to taste)
- 1 tsp salt (to taste)
- 1/2 tsp black ground pepper (to taste)
- 12 oz jarred pasta sauce (such as Raos Sauce)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup reserved pasta water (as needed)
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan on medium-high heat add olive oil, onions, and crushed red pepper. Stir for a couple minutes or until onions are transcluent. Add garlic and stir until fragrant (about 1 minute).
- Add pasta sauce, heavy cream, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low.
- Add cooked pasta, and parmesan cheese. Stir until cheese melts and all the pasta is coated in the sauce. Serve with additional crushed red pepper and more parmesan cheese!
- *Add reserved pasta sauce as needed!
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I love the different levels of spice from garlic and crushed red pepper. My guests kept going back for more! Going in the recipe box, which is a big thing in our house. Only the best recipes go in there.
Yayyy!! We are so excited that it made the recipe box! <3