Spicy Rigatoni with Creamy Meat Sauce

What can you say about pasta? How delicious it is? How easy it is? How it feeds a lot of people? Yes to all those things! And this dish is no different. Throw everything into a pan and you’re good to go! Well...you’ll need to cook the pasta first so technically it’s two pans, but still. This is WAY good and WAY easy! Double it to feed lots of hungry people or if you like lots of leftovers!!!

Spicy Rigatoni with 

Creamy Meat Sauce

8 ounces of rigitoni ~ cooked and drained

1 24-ounce jar pasta sauce

1 pound Italian sausage

1 small onion ~ diced

1-2 cloves garlic ~ minced

1 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Salt and pepper to taste

1 - 2 cups fresh grated Parmesan cheese

In a large skillet, saute the diced onion and minced garlic for a few minutes.

Add the meat and seasonings and cook until done.

Pour in the jarred sauce and stir.

Then add the cream.

Add the cooked pasta and stir to combine.

Turn off heat.

Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top and cover pan. Allow to sit until cheese melts.

Serve!

Let's make some yummy pasta!

Saute the onion and garlic then add the meat and seasonings.

Cook until the meat is done 

then add the pasta sauce.

Next comes the cream!

Dump in the cooked pasta.

Sprinkle with cheese! Eat it up!

Cheeseburger Sliders

This is just about the easiest way to make some quick burgers that ever existed. Not only are they easy but they are delicious! These would be great to serve as little appetizers or to serve at a kids party...or any party! They’re yummy as is or you can break out all the fixin’s and go crazy! Give ‘em a try and see for yourself!

Cheeseburger Sliders

1 1/2 pounds ground beef

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder

1 small onion ~ finely diced

6 slices cheddar cheese

1 12-pack package Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

2 tablespoons melted butter

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, salt, garlic powder, pepper and diced onion.

Press mixture into a square, a little larger than the packaged rolls, on a baking sheet.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Remove ground beef layer from the pan onto a cutting board.

Drain any fat from the pan.

Slice rolls in half lengthwise but do not separate individual rolls.

Place the bottom half of the rolls on the pan.

Place ground beef on top of the rolls then top with cheese slices.

Cover the meat and cheese with the top of the rolls.

Brush with melted butter then sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Here we go!!!

Mix together the ground beef, 

diced onion, and seasonings.

Pat the mixture into a rectangle, a little larger than the buns are in the package.

Bake it for 20 minutes then remove to a cutting board. Drain the fat from the pan.

Slice the rolls in half and place the bottom half on the baking sheet.

Place the cooked meat on 

the bottom of the sliced rolls then add the cheese slices.

Top with the other half of the sliced rolls then brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Slice and enjoy!!