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Updated September 12, 2017
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Take your Rigatoni pasta to the next level with these amazing recipe ideas. Try baked rigatoni with spinach, ricotta, and fontina, Mario Batali's rigatoni all'amatriciana or rigatoni with pork ragù and fresh ricotta.
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Pasta with Sausage 
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The genius of Food & Wine test kitchen deputy editor Justin Chapple’s pasta recipe is the contrast of flavors—creamy, meaty, nicely bitter and tangy.

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Rigatoni with Sausage and Tomato Cream Sauce

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Tubes of rigatoni hold the tomato sauce, giving you a burst of creamy flavor with every bite. Use either hot or mild Italian sausage here, depending on your preference.

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Baked Rigatoni with Milk-Braised Pork, Ricotta and Lemon

Baked Rigatoni with Milk-Braised Pork, Ricotta and Lemon
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At Pasquale Jones in Manhattan, chefs Ryan Hardy and Tim Caspare team up to make dishes like this sumptuous baked pasta. Key to it is the tender milk-braised pork and its cooking liquid, which is pureed to form the sauce for the rigatoni. They pair this rich pasta with 2013 Circa Saint-Joseph from J.L. Chave Selctions.

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Rigatoni with Sea Bass and Tomatoes

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Marc Vetri uses oversize paccherri for this seafood pasta, but rigatoni works just as well with the juicy tomato sauce and fish.

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Baked Rigatoni with Spinach, Ricotta, and Fontina

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A quick take on spinach and ricotta cannelloni, this baked pasta is fast because there's nothing to stuff. The filling is simply tossed with cooked rigatoni that's then topped with fontina and baked to a golden brown

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Acadian Rigatoni

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Three ingredients form the foundation of Creole and Acadian cookery--onion, celery, and green bell pepper. Our dish starts with this trio and is enhanced by garlic, tomatoes, and the deliciously hot andouille sausage.

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Rigatoni with Pecorino and Crispy Guanciale

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Chef Nabil Hassed of Rome's Salumeria Roscioli puts his own spin on gricia, the classic Roman pasta made with guanciale (cured pork jowl) and pecorino cheese. Instead of leaving the guanciale soft, he crisps it up, then tops the dish with different kinds of black pepper, including fragrant Malaysian Sarawak.

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Rigatoni with Veal Bolognese and Butternut Squash

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Andrew Zimmern makes his velvety pasta sauce—a classic Italian combination of sweet squash and veal—even more luscious with a touch of cream.

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Rigatoni with Red Peppers

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Cooking the rigatoni twice--first in boiling water and then in the red pepper stewing liquid--infuses it with sweet and rich pepper flavor.

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Rigatoni all'Amatriciana

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Mario Batali doesn't mess around with his Amatriciana, which is perfectly spicy and porky, with plenty of rich tomato flavor.

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Baked Rigatoni with Mushrooms and Prosciutto

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Unlike most pasta dishes, which are best served immediately, this baked rigatoni is perfect for preparing ahead and heating just before serving. To make this recipe for 12, double it and bake it in two 9-by-13-inch baking dishes.

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Parmigiano-Crusted Rigatoni with Cauliflower and Prosciutto

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Melissa Rubel Jacobson uses a few great shortcuts to make her creamy baked pasta. She starts by boiling the cauliflower and rigatoni together in one pot. Then, for a quick and supercrispy topping, she sprinkles the dish with Parmigiano-panko crumbs and broils it. The topping browns perfectly in only two minutes.

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Rigatoni with Pork Ragù and Fresh Ricotta

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This deeply flavored ragu would make a delicious dish just tossed with pasta, but paired with sweet, fresh ricotta, it's outstanding. Sheep's milk ricotta from the countryside outside Rome can be mail-ordered from Buonitalia in New York City's Chelsea Market (212-633-9090).

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Baked Rigatoni with Broccoli, Green Olives and Pancetta

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Instead of using tomato sauce, Hugh Acheson makes his version of baked ziti with intensely sweet roasted tomatoes.

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Country-Style Rigatoni

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Sausage, escarole, and white beans join chunky rigatoni in a garlicky broth slightly thickened with Parmesan. Don't stir too much after adding the beans, or they'll break up.

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Hearty Lamb Ragù with Rigatoni

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Meyer's Lemony Broccoli and Chickpea Rigatoni

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Chef Marc Meyer's first book, Brunch, offers outrageously good recipes from his first Manhattan restaurant, Five Points. This quick and healthy pasta with chickpeas in a piquant lemon-Parmesan cheese sauce epitomizes his unfussy, ingredient-centric style.

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Rigatoni with Roasted Butternut Squash and Pancetta

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Spelt Rigatoni with Chicken Livers, Leeks and Sage

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Chef Marco Canora likes spelt pasta, which is made with an ancient strain of wheat, but any good-quality whole-wheat rigatoni will work. Just check the ingredient list to make sure it's whole grain and doesn't contain sugar, colorings or other additives. Canora also recommends buying livers from pastured chickens because they're more nutritious than those from factory-farmed birds.

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Rigatoni with Asparagus-Pistachio Pesto

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When I moved to Minnesota in the 1990s, I was in treatment for chemical dependency and alcoholism. After six months, I got out and eventually found a job washing dishes and busing tables at a French restaurant in the Twin Cities called Café Un Deux Trois. It was two weeks old and already coming off the rails. Packed to the gills, it was the biggest thing to hit Minnesota since sliced bread. Literally. The owners would fly in from New York and swear at the customers (not very Minnesota Nice!), and the kitchen was run by an earnest and talented young chef hot off a few years spent in NYC cooking with David Bouley. One day a line cook called in sick, and since I had been watching his station for a few days from the vantage point of the dish room and the busers’ station, I thought I could put out his food. I did, got a job as a line cook immediately and within a few weeks was asked by the owners to take over the kitchen. I brought in my own team; then Michael, the restaurant manager, bought out the NYC crew (thanks Georges, Gerard and Billy!); and for the next five years, we had a huge hit on our hands. It was restaurant heaven. The only dish that survived the first menu changeover was this amazing asparagus pasta, which the old chef swore he got from Bouley. While that may or may not be true, if it’s not Bouley’s, it should have been—it’s that delicious.—Andrew Zimmern

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Rigatoni with Lemony Kale-and-Pecorino Pesto

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Making pesto with kale instead of basil isn't just healthier, it's unexpectedly delicious. And according to the dish's creator, chef Chris Cosentino, it's a simple way to get kids to eat kale.

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Whole Wheat Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables

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The Good News Tossed with sweet acorn squash and roasted tomatoes, this whole wheat pasta from Eric Chopin is packed with fiber and vitamins A and C. Olives and toasted pine nuts add heart-healthy fats.

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Rigatoni with Clams, Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

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Chef Tyler Florence of Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco combines two distinct Italian favorites into a single genius dish: pasta with clams and sausage with broccoli rabe. Instead of just sauteing the rabe with the sausage, he purees it to create a quick, pleasantly bitter pasta sauce.

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    1 of 23 Pasta with Sausage 
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    2 of 23 Rigatoni with Sausage and Tomato Cream Sauce
    3 of 23 Baked Rigatoni with Milk-Braised Pork, Ricotta and Lemon
    4 of 23 Rigatoni with Sea Bass and Tomatoes
    5 of 23 Baked Rigatoni with Spinach, Ricotta, and Fontina
    6 of 23 Acadian Rigatoni
    7 of 23 Rigatoni with Pecorino and Crispy Guanciale
    8 of 23 Rigatoni with Veal Bolognese and Butternut Squash
    9 of 23 Rigatoni with Red Peppers
    10 of 23 Rigatoni all'Amatriciana
    11 of 23 Baked Rigatoni with Mushrooms and Prosciutto
    12 of 23 Parmigiano-Crusted Rigatoni with Cauliflower and Prosciutto
    13 of 23 Rigatoni with Pork Ragù and Fresh Ricotta
    14 of 23 Baked Rigatoni with Broccoli, Green Olives and Pancetta
    15 of 23 Country-Style Rigatoni
    16 of 23 Hearty Lamb Ragù with Rigatoni
    17 of 23 Meyer's Lemony Broccoli and Chickpea Rigatoni
    18 of 23 Rigatoni with Roasted Butternut Squash and Pancetta
    19 of 23 Spelt Rigatoni with Chicken Livers, Leeks and Sage
    20 of 23 Rigatoni with Asparagus-Pistachio Pesto
    21 of 23 Rigatoni with Lemony Kale-and-Pecorino Pesto
    22 of 23 Whole Wheat Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables
    23 of 23 Rigatoni with Clams, Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

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