My favorite dinner recipes are the ones that take little to no effort but that the whole family absolutely devours. This Creamy Tomato Rigatoni Pasta is one of those recipes!
This pasta dinner is ready in 25 minutes, is made with incredibly simple ingredients, and comes together to create a deliciously rich, creamy, and flavorful meal!
Serve your rigatoni pasta as a simple vegetarian entree with Roasted Green Beans or serve it as a side dish with some Baked Chicken Breast or Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin.
This recipe is quick, easy, versatile, and oh-so-good!
Like this rigatoni recipe? You might enjoy this Sun Dried Tomato Pasta or this Garlic Parmesan Orzo Pasta!
Ingredients Needed:
Rigatoni Pasta: or another smaller pasta shape if preferred. Aromatics: we’re using onion and garlic to create a flavor base for the sauce. Seasonings: a simple blend of salt, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper flakes, and black pepper takes the pasta sauce flavor up a notch. Feel free to experiment with your favorite herbs! All-Purpose Flour: helps thicken the creamy tomato sauce. Heavy Cream: a lighter cream can be used, but the sauce will be less rich. Tomato Pasta Sauce: marinara or another type of tomato pasta sauce works great. Just use your favorite! Parmesan Cheese: a sprinkle of salty parmesan is exactly what you need to finish off this creamy pasta dish.
How to Make Creamy Tomato Rigatoni Pasta
This quick and easy vegetarian pasta dinner comes together in a total of 25 minutes!
Variations
Make it meaty. Bulk your meal up by mixing in cooked chicken, Italian sausage, ground beef, ground turkey, or even crumbled bacon. You can also cook whatever meat you wish with the onion. Simply brown it in the skillet until it’s cooked through, then assemble the rest of the sauce as instructed. Add veggies. Take the nutrition up a notch and cook even more veggies right along with the onion. Try peas, asparagus, broccoli, bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach, you name it. This is a great way to use up leftover veggies! Make it cheesier. You can never go wrong more cheese! If you want to melt more cheese over the pasta, transfer the finished pasta to a baking dish, then layer it with the cheese of your choice (mozzarella would be delicious.) Broil for just a couple of minutes until the cheese is melted, then serve!
Serving Suggestions
This creamy tomato rigatoni pasta makes a delicious vegetarian entree next to roasted green beans, garlic bread, or breadsticks. It’s also great paired with a protein like slow cooker chicken breast or baked chicken Caprese!
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