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One Pan Rigatoni with Creamy Red Wine Tomato Sauce

4.48
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27 minutes mins
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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 09/30/2016Updated: 12/01/2023

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A weeknight dinner dream come true! A complete meal in one pan. This one pan rigatoni is filling, comforting and full of flavor. Get the easy dinner recipe on RachelCooks.com!

A weeknight dinner dream come true! A complete meal in one pan. This one pan rigatoni is filling, comforting and full of flavor. 

Small bowl of pasta garnished with fresh parsley with red Dutch oven in background.


 

One pan pasta, people. This method of cooking pasta is a game changer. I may never go back to the traditional way of cooking pasta in boiling water.

Spaghetti with meat sauce is always a go-to easy weeknight meal, but it makes so many dishes dirty! One for sauce, one for pasta, a colander to drain the pasta. And that’s without any side dishes. Say you roast some broccoli to go with it. That’s another dirty pan. The sink is starting to fill up with dirty dishes and all of a sudden your easy weeknight meal became kind of a pain in the you-know-what.

Why you’ll love this Rigatoni with Creamy Tomato Sauce

  • One pan: This pasta gets ONE PAN dirty. Only one! You can still roast that broccoli to go with it – but line the pan with foil and then you’ll still only be at one pan. Or don’t line the pan with foil and you’re still down at least two dirty dishes – no colander for the pasta and only one pan for the rest of the show.
  • Weeknight or entertaining: This is a perfect quick weeknight meal and it also translates smoothly into entertaining. Try serving it with dutch oven bread and bread dipping oil. A beautiful arugula salad will round out the meal nicely.
  • Done in 30 minutes: I mean, it’s basically a dream come true.
Overhead of Dutch oven containing fully cooked rigatoni pasta dish.

About this rigatoni recipe

I use turkey Italian sausage in this recipe. It’s a nice switch up from plain ground turkey because it packs a lot of really great flavor into this one pan rigatoni before you even add any other ingredients. It also gives you some flexibility. We like to use sweet Italian sausage but if your family likes things a little spicier, get the spicy version of Italian sausage.

Overhead of Dutch oven containing pasta, meat, and tomatoes, before the pasta is cooked.

More flavor is added with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, oregano and garlic. Cooking the rigatoni right in the tomato mixture along with chicken broth gives this pasta dish an extra punch of flavor.

I give it an additional layer of flavor with red wine. The flavor of the wine is perfect with the tomatoes, sausage and vegetable.

Last but not least, for creamy richness, stir some cream cheese into this pasta. It’s one of my favorite twists on a traditional tomato pasta sauce. Adding cream cheese is easy to do and it adds such a great richness and creaminess to the pasta.

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Overhead of rigatoni in red Dutch oven, ready to serve.
Recipe

Get the Recipe: One Pan Rigatoni with Creamy Red Wine Tomato Sauce

4.48 from 34 votes
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 22 minutes mins
Total Time: 27 minutes mins
6 servings
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A weeknight dinner dream come true! A complete meal in one pan. This one pan rigatoni is filling, comforting and full of flavor.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 19.5 ounces turkey Italian sausage, casing removed
  • 1 medium onion, diced (about 1/2 – 3/4 cup diced onion)
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced (about 1 cup diced red bell pepper)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 can (28oz) crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 16 oz. pkg. pasta (I recommend Rigatoni)
  • 4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese
  • Fresh parsley or basil to garnish, optional

Instructions

  • In a large, deep pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add Italian sausage, onion, bell pepper and cook, breaking up sausage, until onions are translucent and sausage is cooked through. Add garlic and cook for one minute or until fragrant.
  • Add crushed tomatoes, wine, chicken broth, and oregano. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to a high simmer (medium/medium-low) and add pasta. Stir to combine and push pasta down into sauce, Cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, or until pasta is al dente.
  • Reduce heat to low and add cream cheese. Stir until cream cheese is melted and combined. Serve topped with fresh parsley or basil, if desired.

Notes

Sweet or spicy Italian sausage, that’s up to you! We like sweet.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1of 6, Calories: 398kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 29g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 99mg, Sodium: 772mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Amanda J says

    October 18, 2022 at 2:22 pm

    5 stars
    When I asked my son what he wanted for dinner when he is home from college this weekend, this is what he asked for. This dish is SO delicious and SO very easy to make. I have made this several times and it has become a family favorite. I don’t make any changes to the recipe because none are needed!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      October 26, 2022 at 10:59 am

      This review made my day! So happy your family likes this recipe!

      Reply
  2. John Bullock says

    April 19, 2021 at 8:14 pm

    Arguably the worst recipe I’ve ever made.

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      April 28, 2021 at 1:59 pm

      Wow, that’s quite a statement! Any particular reason you didn’t like it?

      Reply
  3. EMILY METCALF says

    March 27, 2021 at 6:39 pm

    This is absolutely amazing! I received done free red lentil noodles to try out so I wanted to give a new recipe a go too. My husband had asked for salad for dinner tonight but I asked if he wanted this along side. He said no but to go ahead and make it for myself if I wanted to try it. While cooking it however he commented on how amazing it smelled and that he couldn’t pass up trying it! Lol needles to say we both love it and yes already been added to our name again list!

    I used chicken stock because it’s what I had and omit the peppers because I didn’t have that. I added 2 Tbs minced garlic but by the time I was finished I didn’t think it was enough and added garlic powder. I also used ground pork sausage and added italian seasoning to it along with salt and pepper.

    Absolutely delicious, thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      March 30, 2021 at 8:48 am

      So, so happy you liked it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, it means so much to me!

      Reply
  4. Isobel says

    October 26, 2018 at 7:26 pm

    My girlfriend and I made this for a quick Friday dinner – so yummy! We made it vegetarian by leaving out the sausage and added mushrooms, and it was great. Would be careful about how much cream cheese you use so it does’t overpower it. We used two garlic cloves, but would use more when we make it again. A few red pepper flakes while cooking too. And more wine! Overall, a success!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      October 27, 2018 at 10:00 am

      Glad you liked this recipe, Isobel! Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave your feedback!

      Reply
  5. Shannon VandenBosch says

    January 15, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    Tonights dinner!  Definitely a keeper recipe.  Will be making again!  Delicious!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      January 15, 2017 at 8:59 pm

      So happy to hear you liked it!!!

      Reply
  6. Bonnie says

    September 30, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    I am anxious to try this recipe. Love pasta dinners but hate all the cleanup. I always seem to have a partial package of cream cheese in the fridge too that usually ends up getting tossed. 

    Reply

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