Pizza Rigatoni Recipes

RIGATONI WITH PIZZA ACCENTS

Steps:

• Cook rigatoni pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, fry sausage until cooked through but not brown. Add chopped onions and minced garlic. Stir and cook until soft. Add sliced mushrooms and cook about 5 minutes. Add chopped green pepper and cook slowly until soft. Drain off any excess fat.
• Stir in tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, fresh basil and pepperoni. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add cooked rigatoni noodles. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has been cooked off.

ONE-POT PIZZA RIGATONI RECIPE

Steps:

• Mince the garlic. Dice the onion and bell pepper. Cut 2/3 of the package of pepperoni slices into quarters.
• Turn the stove on medium heat. Spray a high-walled saucepan or Dutch oven with cooking spray, and then add the minced garlic. Cook the garlic until golden.
• Add in the diced onions and bell peppers and cook. Stir in the pepperoni pieces.
• Pour the entire box of noodles into the pot. Pour the jar of marinara sauce on top, along with Italian seasoning and a half cup of water. Stir well.
• Cover the pot and turn the heat up to medium-high. Allow to cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Once the noodles are tender and cooked, stir in half of the bag of cheese. Top pasta with remaining whole pepperoni slices, and sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Add the lid back on the pot and allow the cheese to melt.
• Serve pizza rigatoni topped with pepperoncini peppers or additional toppings as desired.

RIGATONI PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a 9-inch springform pan with olive oil and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until tender but still underdone, about 3-4 minutes less than recommended time on the package. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Let cool slightly, then toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 cup parmesan. Set aside.
• Tightly pack pasta into springform pan, standing each piece on end. Spread meat sauce on top of pasta, pushing sauce into pasta holes.
• Top with mozzarella and pepperoni and transfer to oven.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, until pepperoni becomes browned in places and pasta on the edges of pan turn deeply golden and crisp.
• Remove from oven and top with remaining 2 tablespoons parmesan.
• Let rest 10 minutes, run knife around edge of pan to loosen, and unmold. Slice into wedges and serve warm.

PIZZA RIGATONI

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. , In a 5-qt. slow cooker, layer half of the sausage, pasta, cheese, soup, onion, pizza sauce, pepperoni and olives. Repeat layers. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.

RIGATONI PIE

Steps:

• Heat 4 tablespoons of the olive oil with the garlic in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Once it begins to sizzle, cook, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is soft and just beginning to brown, about 6 minutes. Stir in the chile flakes, then add the tomatoes and 1 1/2 cups water. Increase the heat to high and bring the tomato sauce to a boil, crushing the tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon. Lower the heat to maintain a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced and thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the basil and season with salt and pepper. Let the sauce cool for 10 minutes then puree in a blender until smooth.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil and bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until it is slightly less than al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain the pasta, spread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Stand the rigatoni on their ends in the prepared pan until it is completely filled (you might not use all the pasta). Place the pan on a foil-lined baking sheet to catch drips. Pour the sauce over the noodles, spreading it with the back of a spoon (You might not use all the sauce.) Sprinkle the pasta with the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
• Cover the pan with foil, doming it slightly to avoid touching the cheese. Bake for 30 minutes. Uncover the pan and continue cooking until the top is golden brown and bubbly, about 30 minutes more. Let the pasta cool for 10 minutes, then carefully remove the sides of the pan, cut into wedges and serve.

CROCK POT PIZZA RIGATONI

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook sausage until it is no longer pink; drain.
• Cook pasta; drain.
• in a 5 quart slow cooker, layer 1/2 the sausage, pasta, cheese, onion, pizza sauce, and pepperoni. Repeat layers.
• Cover and cook on low for hours.

RIGATONI PIZZA STEW

Steps:

• Spray 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Cook sausage in saucepan, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in tomatoes, broth, water, tomato paste, carrots and onion. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook uncovered about 10 minutes or until carrots are tender.
• Stir in pasta and zucchini. Cook uncovered 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tablespoons cheese.