One Pot Sausage Rigatoni
This one pot pasta is the perfect weeknight dinner - the pasta cooks in the sauce! Sausage, spinach, and onion make it a hearty meal, with a starchy sauce you won't forget.
Servings 6 (or 8) servings, depending on how hungry you are
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp each olive oil and butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb spicy Italian sausage
- 1 24-26oz jar tomato sauce (your favorite kind)
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 lb rigatoni (or penne) pasta
- 1 6-oz bag fresh spinach
- Salt, pepper, and grated parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Melt butter and oil together, then cook onion and garlic until softened. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, 5-7 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce and chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and simmer, stirring every few minutes so it does not stick, until pasta is al dente, 15-20 minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary.
- Add spinach and toss everything together until spinach is wilted (it will seem like a lot of spinach at first, but it will cook down!).
- Plate and top with grated parmesan if desired, and dig in!
