A creamy, comforting, delicious pasta dish that comes together in 30-minutes with simple ingredients!

Rigatoni Pasta Recipe

I love a recipe that is easy to make, has great flavor, and uses simple ingredients. Oh, and my family needs to like it, too! This Creamy Tomato Rigatoni Pasta is all of those things and makes me feel like I actually know what I am doing in the kitchen, without putting a lot of work into it.

Your family will love this Rigatoni Pasta Recipe! It’s creamy, rich, versatile, and so flavorful! This pasta easily stands alone as a complete meal, or you can pair it with Easy Garlic Knots and Green Beans! And it works great as leftovers for another meal or as a packed lunch.

What You’ll Need:

• 1 (1 lb) box Rigatoni Pasta
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1/2 Onion, Diced
• 1 tbsp Garlic, Minced
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• 1 tbsp Flour
• 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
• 1 1/2 cups Marinara Sauce
• 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese, Grated

How to Make Creamy Tomato Rigatoni Pasta

• Boil 1 (1 lb) box of Rigatoni pasta noodles and cook to al dente according to the directions on the box.
• At the same time, melt 1 tbsp butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Add diced onion and cook until softened and starting to brown.
• Stir in 1 tbsp minced garlic, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning, and 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes. Cook for about 1 minute.
• Stir in 1 tbsp flour until well combined.
• Add 1 1/2 cups heavy cream and 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce and stir until well combined. Continue to simmer until sauce is slightly thickened.
• When the pasta is cooked, reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and drain.
• Add cooked pasta to sauce in the pan and stir until well coated. Add about 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water and stir in so the sauce comes together. Leave as is or add more pasta water until you reach desired consistency.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.

More Vegetarian Dinner Ideas:

• Vegetarian Meatballs + VIDEO
• Vegetarian Chili
• Vegetarian Twice Baked Potatoes
• Vegetarian Beef Stroganoff

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Yield: 8

Creamy Tomato Rigatoni Pasta

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Creamy Tomato Rigatoni Pasta, a creamy, comforting, delicious pasta dish that comes together in 30-minutes with simple ingredients!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• 1 (1 lb) box Rigatoni Pasta
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1/2 Onion, Diced
• 1 tbsp Garlic, Minced
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• 1 tbsp Flour
• 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
• 1 1/2 cups Marinara Sauce
• 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese, Grated

Instructions

1. Boil Rigatoni noodles and cook to al dente according to the directions on the box.
2. At the same time, melt butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Add diced onion and cook until softened and starting to brown.
3. Stir in minced garlic, salt, Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook for about 1 minute.
4. Stir in flour until well combined.
5. Add heavy cream and marinara sauce and stir until well combined. Continue to simmer until sauce is slightly thickened.
6. When the pasta is cooked, reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and drain.
7. Add cooked pasta to sauce in the pan and stir until well coated. Add about 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water and stir in so the sauce comes together. Leave as is or add more pasta water until you reach desired consistency.
8. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.