This quick and easy to make pasta dish is great for a weeknight. Italian sausage is crumbled and cooked in a skillet and set aside. Then mushrooms, garlic and seasonings are cooked in the same skillet. Heavy cream is added to the mushroom mixture and cooked until thickened. The sausage and cooked rigatoni is added and the pasta is ready to serve.
Course
Entree
Cuisine
Italian
Keyword
Pasta
Prep Time5minutes
Cook Time25minutes
Total Time30minutes
Servings6people
Ingredients
1lbrigatoni
1lbbulk Italian sausage
2tbspbutter
1lbsliced fresh mushrooms
2garlic clovesminced
½tspsalt
¼tsppepper
2cupsheavy whipping cream
Instructions
Cook rigatoni.
In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 4 - 6 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles, drain and remove sausage from pan.
In the same skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add mushrooms, garlic, salt and pepper, cook, covered, 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover; cook and stir 2 – 3 minutes or until the mushrooms are tender and the liquid evaporates.
Stir in cream, bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered 8 – 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Return the sausage to the skillet; heat through. Drain pasta; stir with sauce. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.