Pork Sausage Rigatoni in a Creamy Sauce with Bell Pepper & L

• servings: 2 servings
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 unit Bell Pepper

1 unit Roma Tomato

2 unit Scallions

1 unit Lemon

6 ounce Rigatoni Pasta

9 ounce Italian Pork Sausage

1 teaspoon Chili Flakes

4 tablespoon Sour Cream

2 tablespoon Cream Cheese

¼ cup Parmesan Cheese

1 teaspoon Olive Oil

1 tablespoon Butter

Salt

Pepper

Directions

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. • Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Zest and quarter lemon. • Remove sausage* from casing; discard casing.

• Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and scallion whites; cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

• Add sausage to pan; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. • Season with salt and pepper. If you like things spicy, stir in a pinch of chili flakes and cook until fragrant, 15 seconds. TIP: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out.

• Once water is boiling, add rigatoni to pot. Cook until al dente, 9-11 minutes. • Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

• Add tomato to pan with sausage mixture and cook until softened, 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low. • Stir in cream cheese, sour cream, half the Parmesan (save the rest for serving), ¼ cup reserved pasta cooking water, and 1 TBSP butter until thoroughly combined. (For 4 servings, use 1⁄3 cup reserved pasta cooking water and 2 TBSP butter.) • Season with salt, pepper, and lemon zest to taste. Add drained rigatoni and toss to coat. TIP: If needed, stir in more reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce.

• Divide pasta between bowls. Sprinkle with scallion greens, remaining Parmesan, and a pinch of chili flakes if desired. Serve with lemon wedges on the side.

Nutrition

• Calories: 910 kcal
• Total Fat: 47 g
• Saturated Fat: 21 g
• Cholesterol: 135 mg
• Sodium: 1220 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 87 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8 g
• Total Sugars: 11 g
• Protein: 40 g