Recipe Details

Spicy Sausage Pasta Bake

This spicy sausage pasta bake is a hearty, comforting dish that combines bold flavors, rigatoni pasta, and a rich, flavorful, creamy tomato sauce.

Makes:7 servings

Ingredients

1 pound rigatoni pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons butter
1 small onion, diced
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 pound 93% lean ground beef
1/2 pound hot Italian sausage
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 teaspoon Calabrian chile paste
10 ounces diced tomatoes with green chiles (such as RoTel® Original)
22 ounces marinara sauce (such as Rao's Homemade®)
1 ounces crème fraîche
1 cup fat-free half-and-half
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces pearl mozzarella, broken into pieces
Parsley for garnish

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Directions

Prep:55 mCook:10 mReady:1 h 5 m

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in rigatoni and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain.
Meanwhile, add olive oil and butter to a heavy cast iron or other ovenproof skillet. When butter is melted, add onion to the skillet, and sauté until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add mushrooms, and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes.
Add beef and sausage. Cook, breaking up meat with a spatula, until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
Add garlic, Calabrian chile paste, and RoTel. Sauté for about 1 minute. Stir in marinara sauce. Stir in crème fraîche, half-and-half, and whipping cream. Fold in rigatoni until combined; fold in half of mozzarella. Scatter remaining mozzarella on top of skillet.
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 30 minutes. Scatter parsley over top. Serve immediately.