Spicy Sausage and Beef Pasta with Fire-Roasted Tomatoes
Spicy Sausage and Beef Rigatoni with Fire-Roasted Tomatoes is an easy meal that is ready in just 30 minutes. The flavors in the meat sauce can’t be beat with the spicy sausage, fire-roasted tomatoes, and red chili pepper served over rigatoni pasta. Perfect for a weeknight meal!
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- Dutch oven or large pot to cook sauce in
- Large pot to cook the pasta in
- Measuring cups
- knife
Ingredients
- ½ jar of red roasted peppers, sliced into strips
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 pound spicy breakfast sausage
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Fresno chile pepper, thinly sliced (can substitute a jalapeno pepper)
- Salt and black pepper
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup low sodium beef stock, divided
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- 1 pound box Rigatoni pasta
- grated Parmesan-Romano cheese
- chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven or large pot, heat 2 tbsp. olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and beef; as the meat cooks, crumble the meat and cook for 7 to 8 minutes (until the meat is cooked through). Drain grease and return meat mixture to pot.
- Stir in the onion, garlic, and hot chili pepper until softened; season with salt and pepper.
- Add in the tomato paste and stir for 1 minute, then add 1/2 cup beef stock and allow the liquid to reduce for 1 minute.
- Add the fire-roasted tomatoes, 1/2 cup beef stock, and roasted red bell peppers; simmer to thicken for about 15 – 20 minutes.
- While the sauce is simmering, cook the pasta according to the package directions for “al dente”. When the pasta is done, measure out 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water and set it aside.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce along with the reserved pasta water. Toss to get everything coated and let it cook for another 1-2 minutes. Serve with grated Parmesan-Romano cheese and garnish with chopped parsley.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Rachael Ray Magazine
- Substitute spicy Italian sausage for the hot breakfast sausage.
- Use fettuccini, rotini, or penne pasta, or your favorite pasta in this recipe.
- In place of the chopped parsley, garnish pasta with chopped fresh basil.
- The sausage pasta dish will keep in the refrigerator. To reheat the pasta, add it to the stove with a splash of beef broth and heat until warm.