Creamy Sausage Rigatoni – 30-Minute Recipe
A comforting, creamy pasta dish that blends savory Italian sausage with a rich marinara‑cream sauce, fresh spinach, and a generous sprinkle of Parmesan. It’s quick to prepare and requires minimal cleanup, making it perfect for busy weeknights.
Recipe by Karli Schiller· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 jar marinara sauce
- 1 pt broth
- 1 lb rigatoni
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 cups spinach
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- 1Brown 453.6 g of Italian sausage in a large skillet, breaking it up as it cooks.
- 2Add 2 minced cloves of garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds.
- 3Pour in 1 jar of marinara sauce, 480 ml of broth, the rigatoni, and 1 tsp of Italian seasoning.
- 4Let the pasta cook in the sauce, stirring occasionally.
- 5Stir in 113 g of cream cheese and allow it to melt into the sauce.
- 6Add 2 cups of fresh spinach and cook until wilted.
- 7Finish with 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese.
- 8Serve hot.
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Brown the sausage first
Fully brown and crumble the Italian sausage before adding any other ingredients.
Quick garlic sauté
Add minced garlic and sauté for roughly 30 seconds.
Stir while pasta cooks
Stir the rigatoni occasionally.
Add spinach at the end
Mix in the fresh spinach after the cream cheese has melted and cook just until wilted.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Creamy Sausage Rigatoni?
- About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes of prep and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Creamy Sausage Rigatoni recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Creamy Sausage Rigatoni recipe come from?
- It was shared by Karli Schiller on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.