Chicken Rigatoni Rosa
with Cream Cheese, Zucchini & Parm
- Wheat
- Milk
Fun fact: “Rosa” means “pink” in Italian. For our chefs’ version of rigatoni rosa, you’ll make a homemade pink sauce with a savory sausage base and a sprinkle of chili flakes (for a little heat!). Toss that with rigatoni and sautéed zucchini, then sprinkle Parmesan all over and we promise: you’ll be blushing from all the compliments you receive on this meal.
Ingredients
6 ounce
Rigatoni Pasta
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Zucchini
1 clove
Garlic
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
1 unit
Tomato Paste
4 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
6 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
½ teaspoon
Sugar
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Once water is boiling, add rigatoni; cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. • Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water (1½ cups for 4 servings), then drain and set aside. • Meanwhile, trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; slice crosswise into ¼-inch-thick half-moons. Peel and mince or grate garlic.
• While pasta cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add zucchini; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, 5-6 minutes. Remove pan from heat; transfer zucchini to a plate. • Remove sausage* from casing if necessary; discard casing. Heat another drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage to pan and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until almost cooked through, 3-4 minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step).
Open package of chicken and drain off any excess liquid; season with salt and pepper. Cook through this step as instructed, swapping in chicken (no need to break up into pieces!) or chicken sausage for pork sausage.
• Stir garlic and tomato paste into pan with sausage; cook until garlic is fragrant, tomato paste is well distributed, and sausage is fully cooked, 1-2 minutes. • Stir in cream cheese, stock concentrate, ½ cup reserved pasta cooking water (ladle straight from the pot if pasta hasn’t finished cooking yet), 1 TBSP butter, ½ tsp sugar, and a pinch of chili flakes to taste. (For 4 servings, use ¾ cup pasta cooking water, 2 TBSP butter, and 1 tsp sugar.) Remove from heat.
• Add drained rigatoni and zucchini to pan with sauce. Stir in half the Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. TIP: If needed, stir in more reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce. • Divide between bowls; top with remaining Parmesan and serve.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The creamy rosa sauce is rich and satisfying, with the chili flakes adding a pleasant kick 🌶️; those who used chicken instead of sausage found it noticeably milder, so sausage delivers the fuller flavor.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to pull together on a weeknight, though a few noted the pasta can take longer to cook than stated — check it before assembling.
- Suggestions: Double the tomato paste, cream cheese, and butter if you prefer a saucier dish; adding a 15-oz can of diced tomatoes or extra garlic also works well. Use all the reserved pasta water gradually to reach your preferred sauce consistency.
- Leftovers: This dish keeps well and makes a great lunch the next day — portions are generous enough that leftovers are common 🎉.
- Pasta: Several customers preferred a smaller pasta shape like penne over rigatoni; if the noodles feel too starchy, make sure to reserve and use enough pasta water in the sauce.
Reviews from our home cooks
Delicious! Easy to make, the zucchini brings a freshness, and the flavors are beautifully balanced
Recipe was easy to make. The pasta size is a little too big for the amount of protein given. My box was missing the garlic but I had some in my refrigerator to use.
Not enough sauce; I doubled the tomato paste, cream cheese and butter to increase the volume of sauce. Plus doubled the garlic and added some Italian Spice Blend to the Chicken and Zucchini.
Very surprised how good this was with sauce and zucchini. Came together really nicely. Will definitely want this again.
It was a little spicy for us, but I'll just put in fewer chili flakes next time. I don't like zucchini, but I couldn't even taste it. It was great!
This was tasty and the recipe was easy to follow, however there needed to be more zucchini in the bag.
This is one of my favorites from the week. I didn't know cream cheese could make that impact in a sauce. All around really tasty.
I doubled the sauce and all of its ingredients. Also added all of the parmesan cheese to the pot.
Best preparation of zucchini I have ever tasted! Grownups and kids alike cleaned their bowls and pronounced it delicious. 10/10 will order every chance we get!
Honestly would have liked a different pasta shape other than Rigatoni. Perhaps something smaller, the Rigatoni felt too big. Everything else was amazing.
