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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Chop vegetables fine and sauté in 1/4 cup olive oil until soft. | 2. Set aside. | 3. In a large skillet braise and break sausage into small pieces. | 4. Add olive oil if needed to prevent sticking. | 5. When thoroughly browned, add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato-paste, vegetables, spices, bacon bits and one-cup water. | 6. Simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally. | 7. Add water as needed to maintain sauce consistency. | 8. To cook the rigatoni: Add 1/4 cup olive oil to twice the amount of unsalted boiling water necessary to cover the rigatoni. | 9. Cook rigatoni al dente according to package directions (about 8-10 minutes.) When rigatoni is al dente, drain, toss with sauce and place on large serving dish. | 10. You also can store in twelve GLAD 8 oz containers or six GLAD 16 oz containers for freezer storage. | 11. The aroma of the frozen servings is even more pleasing as they reheat in a microwave oven. | 12. A fresh tomato salad with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing completes the meal. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
rigatoni pasta	16	ounces		403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
italian sausage	1 - 1 1/4		mild	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
crisp bacon	4	slices	chopped	403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
tomato sauce	2	cans		-	-	-	-
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
tomato	1	can	diced diced	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
garlic clove	3			403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
onion	2			120.0	28.02	3.3	0.3
celery	4	stalks		40.96	7.6032	1.7664	0.4352
bell pepper	2			403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
parsley	4	tablespoons	dried	5.472	0.9622	0.4514	0.1201
basil leaf	2	tablespoons	dried sweet	403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
fennel seed	1	tablespoon	crushed	20.01	3.0328	0.9164	0.8625
thyme	1/2	teaspoon		0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
allspice	1/2	teaspoon		2.4985	0.6851	0.0579	0.0826
pepper				-	-	-	-
olive oil	1/4	cup		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
water				-	-	-	-
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.