Rigatoni With Cheese And Italian Sausage

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 lb rigatoni pasta
• 1/4 lb italian sausage
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups prepared marinara sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh italian parsley
• extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cook rigatoni until tender in large pot, drain pasta.
• 2 meanwhile, preheat broiler.
• 3 cook sausage in large heavy pot over medium high heat until no longer pink, stirring frequently and breaking up with back of a wooden spoon.
• 4 add garlic and saute until soft, about 2 minutes.
• 5 drain off excess oil and return pot to medium high heat.
• 6 add marinara sauce and crushed red pepper, then pasta. season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 7 divide pasta among four 1 1/4-cup custard cups, or double recipe and put in one large baking dish.
• 8 sprinkle parmesan and mozzarella over.
• 9 place in broiler until cheese melts and begins to brown, watching closely to prevent burning, about 1 1/2 minute.
• 10 sprinkle with parsley and olive oil and serve.