Mama's Goat Cheese Rigatoni

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pound rigatoni
• 1/2 pound italian sausage, casings removed and broken into chunks
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup minced yellow onion
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 4 cups canned diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup grated romano cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 4 ounces crumbled goat cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 13 minutes; drain.
• heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. cook and stir sausage in the hot oil until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. add onion, red bell pepper, and garlic to sausage mixture; cook and stir until peppers are tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• stir wine into sausage mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until slightly reduced, 3 to 5 minutes. add tomatoes, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens, 10 to 15 minutes.
• mix rigatoni, romano cheese, and fresh basil into sausage mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until cheese melts and flavors blend, about 3 minutes. ladle into bowls and top with goat cheese.