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Chicken Sausage Rigatoni in a Spicy Vodka Sauce

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  • Spike your pasta sauce with a splash of vodka.
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 450g chicken sausage, casings removed
  • 1/2 roughly Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped onion
  • 1 jalapeno, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 1 green pepper, roughly Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Hungarian hot paprika
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 (400g) cans whole tomatoes with basil
  • 90ml vodka
  • 240ml double cream
  • 450g rigatoni
  • 150g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated Asiago cheese
  • 3 tbsp freshly Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped parsley leaves

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Method

How to make Chicken Sausage Rigatoni in a Spicy Vodka Sauce

Bring a large pot of water to boil for the pasta. In a large saute pan over medium heat melt Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter with oil. Add chicken sausage and brown, three to four minutes, breaking up large chunks with a wooden spoon. Add onions, jalapenos and garlic and saute until softened, about five minutes. Add green pepper, paprika, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, to taste, and cook for three minutes more.

Generously salt the pasta water and add the rigatoni. Cook until al dente, about 12 minutes.

Meanwhile, add tomatoes to the sauce and bring to a simmer, for about ten minutes. Add vodka and cream and cook a few minutes more. Toss in cheese and Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped parsley. To serve, drain the pasta well and add to the sauce. Mix until pasta is nicely coated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.