Chef John's Chicken Riggies

Chef John's Chicken Riggies

This recipe for Chef John's chicken riggies is a rich pasta sauce made with Italian sausage, chopped chicken, peppers, olives, tomatoes, and cream.

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Calories
1051 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, mushrooms, sausage, salt, and black pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are softened and sausage is browned, 6 to 7 minutes.
Step 2
Stir chopped chicken into sausage mixture; cook and stir over medium-high heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in Marsala wine; cook, while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until wine is mostly evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, chicken broth, cream, and water; simmer for 30 minutes. Adding more water if sauce gets too thick.
Step 3
Stir in peppers, olives, and garlic; simmer until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper; stir in parsley.
Step 4
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
Step 5
Combine sauce and rigatoni, stir in cheese, cover, and set aside until rigatoni absorbs sauce, 1 to 2 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 4 ounces hot Italian ground sausage meat
  • 1 (28 ounce) can whole Italian plum tomatoes (such as San Marzano), crushed
  • 1 pound rigatoni
  • 0.5 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 0.5 cup Marsala wine
  • 0.5 cup water, or as needed
  • 0.5 cup pitted and chopped Kalamata olives
  • 0.25 cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
  • 1.5 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, roughly chopped
  • 1.5 cups chopped hot and sweet peppers
  • 0.5 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano cheese

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