Cheesy Sausage and Rigatoni Bake
with Veggies and Tomato Sauce
This loaded cheesy bake is packed with rigatoni pasta, a creamy tomato sauce and tender, juicy sausage. It's a quick, delicious dinner that's sure to be a weeknight winner!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
250 g
Mild Italian Sausage, uncased
(May contain Mustard, Soy, Wheat, Egg, Milk)
170 g
Rigatoni
(Contains Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Zucchini
1 tsp
Garlic Salt
(May contain Wheat, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Tree nuts)
56 g
Baby Spinach
1 unit(s)
Cream Cheese
(Contains Milk)
¾ cup
Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
1 tbsp
Italian Seasoning
(May contain Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Tree nuts, Wheat)
mL
Crushed Tomatoes
1 unit(s)
Crushed Tomatoes with Garlic and Onion
2 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
¼ tsp
Sugar*
½ tsp
Oil*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Halve zucchini lengthwise, then cut into 1/2-inch half-moons.
- Roughly chop spinach.
- Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Add rigatoni to the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
- Reserve 1/2 cup (1 cup) pasta water, then drain and return rigatoni to the same pot, off heat.
- Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
- When hot, add sausage and zucchini to the dry pan.
- Cook, breaking up sausage into smaller pieces, until no pink remains in sausage and zucchini is tender-crisp, 5-7 min.**
- Carefully drain and discard excess fat.
- Add garlic, half the Italian Seasoning (use all for 4 ppl) and half the garlic salt (use all for 4 ppl) to the pan with sausage and zucchini. Season with pepper.
- Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 1 min.
- Add crushed tomatoes, 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) sugar and reserved pasta water. Cook, stirring often, until warmed through, 1-2 min.
- Add spinach, cream cheese and half the mozzarella.
- Cook, stirring often, until spinach is wilted and sauce is smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, grease an 8x8-inch baking dish with 1/2 tsp oil. (NOTE: For 4 ppl, grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 tsp oil.)
- When sauce is done, add to the pot with rigatoni, then stir to coat.
- Transfer rigatoni mixture to the prepared baking dish, then sprinkle remaining mozzarella over top.
- Broil in the middle of the oven until cheese melts, 3-4 min. (TIP: Keep your eye on cheese so it doesn't burn!)
- Let rigatoni bake cool for 2-3 min before serving.
- Divide between plates.
If you've opted to get sausage, cook it in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook the ground beef.
