6) Mix everything well.
7) Then, bring everything to a boil, cover with the lid and cook for about 10 or 15 minutes until the pasta is cooked.
8) After that, add fresh spinach to the skillet and cook on lower heat until the spinach wilts to your liking.
9) Finally, give everything a good stir, and season with salt and pepper, or red pepper flakes, if desired!
Variations and substitutions
Sausage rigatoni is a flexible recipe that is easy to adjust to whatever you have available.
Sausage. Use Italian mild or spicy sausage, smoked sausage, andouille sausage, or cajun sausage.
Veggies. Add vegetables of your choice. I used lots of spinach in this recipe. You can also add mushrooms, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions.
Pasta. Any kind of short pasta will work for this one-pan dinner. Rigatoni, penne, farfalle (bow-tie), fusilli (spiral pasta), etc.
Tomato sauce. I used a store-bought tomato-based sauce for pasta that comes in a glass jar. You can use any kind you like: tomato basil, roasted tomatoes, arrabbiata. You can also use canned diced tomatoes or canned crushed tomatoes instead of tomato sauce.
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