Easy Italian Sausage and Rigatoni

This easy Italian sausage and rigatoni recipe combines staples like sausage, pasta, marinara sauce, and three kinds of cheese to create a tasty dinner.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 673 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups cottage cheese
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 (8 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
• 4 cups spaghetti sauce
• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
• 0.5 teaspoon dried basil
• 0.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 0.25 cup diced onion
• 0.25 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.

Step 2

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 12 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Step 3

Meanwhile, cook sausage and onion in a large skillet until sausage is no longer pink and onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 4

Combine spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add sausage mixture; stir until well combined. Add pasta; carefully stir until well incorporated. Transfer to the prepared baking dish; cover.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese; continue baking, uncovered, until cheese melted, about 15 minutes.