Best 7 Creamy Basil Sauce For Rigatoni Recipes

BASIL CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine basil and garlic. Begin processing, and pour in olive oil in a thin stream. Process for about 40 seconds, or until mixture begins to emulsify. Add pine nuts and Parmesan, then blend for 1 minute.
• Heat cream in a saucepan over low heat until simmering. Pour 1/2 of the hot cream into the processor with basil pesto, and pulse for 20 seconds to incorporate. Pour mixture back into cream, and simmer for 5 minutes, or until thickened.

CREAMY RIGATONI FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute chicken until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate. Add mushrooms to skillet; saute until mushrooms are tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; saute until fragrant and golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir spaghetti sauce, half-and-half, and Italian seasoning into mushroom mixture; cook and stir over medium heat until sauce thickens, 10 to 15 minutes. Mix cooked chicken and spinach into sauce and cook until spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes.
• Stir pasta into sauce and add mozzarella cheese; stir until cheese melts. Garnish dish with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

CREAMY BASIL SAUCE FOR RIGATONI

Steps:

• Bring 3 quarts of water to boil and cook rigatoni according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, chop garlic in food processor. Add cottage cheese, Gorgonzola and basil, and process until smooth. Add tomato and process into tiny chunks. Stir in pepper and, if you like, the pine nuts.
• Drain rigatoni, stir into sauce and serve.

CREAMY BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt margarine in sauce pan and saute garlic for 1 minute.
• At low temperature add flour.
• Stir to make a paste.
• Slowly add milk to paste until you achieve an even consistency.
• Add salt, basil, parmesan or pecorino and pepper to sauce and cook over low heat until you reach a desired thickness.
• Pour over freshly cooked pasta.

RIGATONI WITH PESTO CREAMY SAUCE

Steps:

• For the pesto sauce-------------.
• Microwave oil on high for 2 minutes uncovered.
• Add garlic.
• Microwave on medium for 2 minutes uncovered.
• Add tomatoes, chilli flakes, oregano, basil and black pepper.
• Mix.
• Microwave on high for 4 minutes covered.
• Allow standing time of 2 minutes.
• Cool the mixture.
• Blend walnuts to a powder in a mixer.
• Add the cooked tomato mxture.
• Microwave the above mixture with cream, milk and salt for 4 minutes uncovered.
• For pasta cooking-------------.
• Microwave in a deep glass dish, water with 1 tbsp oil on high for 5 minutes uncovered.
• Place wooden spoon in the glass dish while doing so.
• Add Rigatoni.
• Mix and microwave on high for 11 minutes uncovered.
• Stir once in between.
• Add salt.
• Microwave for 2 more minutes.
• Drain off excess water.
• Shower pasta with cold water.
• Drain again.
• Keep aside.
• To serve-------------.
• Microwave pesto creamy sauce alongwith the cooked Rigatoni on medium-high for 4 minutes uncovered.
• Serve hot garnished with grated cheese, chopped tomato, chopped cilantro accompanied by soup.

CREAMY SKILLET RIGATONI BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Cook sausage, onions and garlic in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat until sausage is done, stirring frequently. Stir in pasta sauce and water. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Add pasta; stir. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 15 to 17 min. or just until pasta is tender. Add cream cheese; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until completely melted. Remove from heat.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan.

CREAMY SAUSAGE RIGATONI

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, remove casings from sausage if necessary; crumble sausage into large skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Cook on medium heat until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, cook and stir 30 sec. Add pasta sauce and cream cheese; mix well. Cook on low heat 3 to 5 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring frequently.
• Drain pasta. Add to pasta sauce mixture; mix lightly. Top with basil and Parmesan.