Italian Sausage and Peppers with Rigatoni
Browned sausage with sweet peppers and onions tossed through rigatoni in a light tomato sauce.

- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 35 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $7.99
Ingredients
- 1 lb italian sausage links
- 12 oz rigatoni
- 2 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow onions
- 15 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 oz grated parmesan cheese
Method
Boil the rigatoni in salted water and reserve a cup of the water before draining.
Slice the sausages into coins. Brown them in the olive oil over medium-high, 6 minutes, then set aside.
Add the sliced peppers and onion to the pan and cook 8 minutes until soft and browning at the edges.
Stir in the minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt for 1 minute, then add the crushed tomatoes and simmer 6 minutes.
Return the sausage, add the drained pasta, and toss with splashes of pasta water until the sauce coats everything.
Finish with Parmesan.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £32.33 | £8.08 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Canada | $83.21 | $20.80 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $58.30 | $14.58 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 23,17 € | 5,79 € | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| United States | $31.95 | $7.99 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $55.25 | $13.81 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 28,56 € | 7,14 € | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 25,31 | € 6,33 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 23,51 € | 5,88 € | 7 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٧١٩٫٤٢ ج.م. | ١٧٩٫٨٦ ج.م. | 7 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,053.23* | $263.31 | 6 of 10 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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