Pork Sausage Rigatoni Rosa
with Cream Cheese, Zucchini & Parm
- Wheat
- Milk
Web Description: 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
9 ounce
Italian Pork Sausage
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).
• 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.
Pork Sausage is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Apr 2026- Flavor: Many love the creamy, savory taste with perfect spice balance, though some found it bland and suggest adding Italian seasoning or extra garlic.
- Ease of prep: Super easy and quick to make, though removing sausage from casings can be messy and pasta often needs longer cooking time.
- Suggestions: Drain grease after cooking sausage to avoid oiliness; add more pasta water gradually for creamier sauce consistency.
- Portions: Generous servings that often provide 3-4 meals, though some wanted more meat and vegetables relative to pasta amount.
- Pasta choice: Many prefer smaller noodles like penne since large rigatoni doesn't hold sauce well and can be difficult to eat.
Reviews from our home cooks
Very easy to make! The sausage mixed with cream cheese had a nice spicy yet light and creamy taste, and the zucchini just tied everything together perfectly. Possibly my most favorite meal from this app!
We love the pork sausage rigatoni. The pork has such a wonderful flavor. The zucchini adds a nice flavor and color to the dish. This meal is so quick and easy to prepare.
The flavors hit really well, and even cold leftovers were great. The zucchini melts into the sauce, and the rigatoni supports the bites of sausage.
Excellent flavor, creamy sauce, high quality sausage. I was skeptical about the rigatoni but it was perfect in this recipe. I plan to make this again!
This was good but I did not like the pasta choice provided. There wasn't much sauce so there was nothing to get into the big rigatoni. The sausage and zucchini which were cooked to the instructions sort of clumped together and the big giant pasta was impossible to mix in. It needed a farfalle or some smaller pasta for this dish, or to be provided more sauce. Taste was good however!
The Pork sausage rigatoni Rosa dish is delicious! The meat & spices in this dish make it very tasty!! A definite keeper
The Rigatoni Rosa was absolutely delicious has a slight kick in spice and the flavor is out of this world. Highly recommend!
Loved the zucchini mixed in with the sauce and pasta. The pork sausage was delicious.
Delicious but needs more tomato sauce to cover all of the rigatoni noodle
Good texture and spice. Started pork first & seared well leaving in 3/4inch pieces. When done, added zucchini x1-2 min before adding garlic and tomato paste. Only used 1/2 cream cheese and parmesan. Omitted butter and sugar. Added all chili flake.
