Spicy Rigatoni Recipe
Spicy and indulgent pasta made with calabrian chiles
Servings: 5
Calories: 498kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 shallots finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon crushed Calabrian chili peppers
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ lb rigatoni or a pasta of your choice
- ¼ cup reserved pasta water
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Kosher salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Parsley garnish
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan, add your pasta and cover with water and salt generously. Cook til al dente over medium heat.
- While you pasta is cooking. in a large skillet place the olive oil and shallots then set heat to medium heat.
- Cook the shallots for one minute then add in your garlic. Be sure to toss and stirr the shallots and garlic to ensure they don't burn for an additional 2 minutes.
- Add in to the skillet the tomato paste, calabrian chilis and cream cheese. Drop the heat to low and stir vigorously to remove all clumps.
- Once smooth, add in your heavy cream and stir gently to combine. Taste test the sauce and add desired salt and pepper.
- Once your pasta has cooked, strain the pasta and reserve ¼ cup of pasta water.
- Add the reserved pasta water to your sauce and stir to combine.
- Then add your cooked pasta and butter into the sauce and gently fold the pasta into the sauce to fully coat each noodle.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy.