Rigatoni with Pizza Accents

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Our family has been cooking this rigatoni for 40 years. It is a great change from the Friday night pizza, as it contains all of your favorite pizza toppings. This is a heavy recipe. A simple salad is all you need to make a complete meal.

Brief

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Rigatoni with Pizza Accents

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta

2 pounds Italian sausage

2 onions

chopped

2 cloves garlic

minced

1 green bell pepper

chopped

1 pound fresh mushrooms

sliced

2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes

undrained

2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste

3 ½ ounces sliced pepperoni sausage

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

½ pound diced pepperoni

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Whole Wheat and Honey Pizza Dough

Pizza

Directions

Step 1

Cook rigatoni pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well. Set aside.

Step 2

In a large skillet fry sausage until cooked through but not brown. Add chopped onions and minced garlic. Stir and cook until soft. Add sliced mushrooms and cook about 5 minutes. Add chopped green pepper and cook slowly until soft. Drain off any excess fat.

Step 3

Stir in tomatoes with juice tomato paste fresh basil and pepperoni. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add cooked rigatoni noodles. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4

Simmer 20 minutes stirring occasionally until most of the liquid has been cooked off.

Nutritional Information

Rigatoni with Pizza Accents

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 780

% Daily Value *

Protein: 37.3g 75%

Carbohydrates: 66.2g 21%

Dietary Fiber: 6.7g 27%

Sugars: 12.7g

Fat: 41.2g 63%

Saturated Fat: 13.9g 69%

Cholesterol: 87.3mg 29%

Vitamin A Iu: 920.9IU 18%

Niacin Equivalents: 18mg 138%

Vitamin B6: 0.7mg 45%

Vitamin C: 33.2mg 55%

Folate: 134.4mcg 34%

Calcium: 96.5mg 10%

Iron: 6.6mg 37%

Magnesium: 87.6mg 31%

Potassium: 1304.5mg 37%

Sodium: 2201.4mg 88%

Thiamin: 1.1mg 109%

Calories From Fat: 370.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.