Pork Sausage Rigatoni in a Creamy Sauce with Bell Pepper & Lemon

Ingredients

• 1 Bell Pepper
• 1 Roma Tomato
• 2 Scallions
• 1 Lemon
• 6 oz Rigatoni Pasta
• 9 oz Italian Pork Sausage
• 1 tsp Chili Flakes
• 4 tbsp Sour Cream
• 2 tbsp Cream Cheese
• ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
• 1 tsp Olive Oil
• 1 tbsp Butter
• Salt
• Pepper

Steps

1. 1Mark step 1 done

   • Bring a large pot of salted water to aboil. Wash and dry all produce.• Halve, core, and thinly slice bellpepper into strips. Trim and thinlyslice scallions, separating whitesfrom greens. Dice tomato into ½-inchpieces. Zest and quarter lemon.• Remove sausage* from casing; discardcasing.

2. 2Mark step 2 done

   • Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a largepan over medium-high heat. Addbell pepper and scallion whites;cook, stirring, until slightly softened,3-4 minutes. Season with salt andpepper.

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3. 3Mark step 3 done

   • Add sausage to pan; cook, breaking upmeat into pieces, until browned andcooked through, 4-6 minutes.• Season with salt and pepper. If youlike things spicy, stir in a pinch ofchili flakes and cook until fragrant,15 seconds. TIP: If there’s excess greasein your pan, carefully pour it out.

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4. 4Mark step 4 done

   • Once water is boiling, add rigatoni topot. Cook until al dente, 9-11 minutes.• Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water,then drain.

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5. 5Mark step 5 done

   • Add tomato to pan with sausagemixture and cook until softened,1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to mediumlow.• Stir in cream cheese, sour cream, halfthe Parmesan (save the rest forserving), ¼ cup reserved pastacooking water, and 1 TBSP butteruntil thoroughly combined. (For 4servings, use 1⁄3 cup reserved pastacooking water and 2 TBSP butter.)• Season with salt, pepper, and lemonzest to taste. Add drained rigatoni andtoss to coat. TIP: If needed, stir in morereserved pasta cooking water a splashat a time until pasta is coated in acreamy sauce.

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6. 6Mark step 6 done

   • Divide pasta between bowls. Sprinklewith scallion greens, remainingParmesan, and a pinch of chili flakesif desired. Serve with lemon wedgeson the side.