Bobby Flay Shares A Family Favorite Recipe For Creamy Rigatoni

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

spicy sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat and calories

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Drizzle olive oil over diced eggplant and season with salt and pepper.

Roast the eggplant in the oven for 30 minutes until nice and soft.

In a skillet, sauté spicy sausage until browned and cooked through.

Add red wine to the skillet with the sausage to deglaze and pick up flavors.

Stir in tomato sauce and let it cook together with the sausage and wine.

Crush canned tomatoes with a potato masher while they are cooking.

Mix in the roasted eggplant with the sausage and tomato mixture.

Cook rigatoni according to package instructions until al dente.

Combine the cooked rigatoni with the sausage and tomato sauce mixture.

Stir in creme fraiche to make the dish creamy.

Finish with grated parmigiano reggiano cheese and fresh basil.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens