Rigatoni With Tomato Parmesan Sauce Recipes

RIGATONI WITH TOMATO PARMESAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and salt. Stir until the onions are translucent (about 5 minutes).
• Add the garlic. Cook and stir for an additional 1 minute.
• Add the red pepper flakes and blended Italian tomatoes.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer, then turn the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring often as the sauce cooks to prevent scorching.
• While the sauce is cooking, boil the rigatoni according to package directions, but pull it off the heat once it starts to soften (after about 8 minutes). It will cook the rest of the way in the sauce.
• Add about 1/3 cup of the freshly snipped basil to the tomato sauce. Then stir in the butter.
• Add the cheese, 1/4 cup at at time, to the tomato sauce, stirring between each addition and giving it time to melt.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the tomato sauce. Stir well to coat the rigatoni.
• Serve with a sprinkling of fresh basil and parmesan cheese.

RIGATONI AL SEGRETO (RIGATONI WITH SECRET SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, salt. Cook until no longer white and starting to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook about 1 minute. Add chili flakes and blended tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer; adjust heat to medium to medium-low. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 45 to 60 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes (5 minutes from doneness).
• Add about 2/3 of the basil to the sauce. Stir in butter. When butter melts, add cheese in 3 increments.
• Drain pasta; transfer to sauce. Stir until rigatoni are evenly coated with sauce. Serve sprinkled with the remaining basil and a dusting of grated cheese.