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Gallery Rigatoni with Spiced Meat Sauce Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist Coarse salt and ground pepper 12 ounces rigatoni or other short pasta 1 pound ground lamb or beef chuck 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup tomato paste 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar

Gallery Rigatoni with Spiced Meat Sauce

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 4

Rigatoni with Spiced Meat Sauce

Rigatoni with Spiced Meat Sauce

Rigatoni with Spiced Meat Sauce

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins total: 30 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 20 mins

total: 30 mins

prep:

20 mins

total:

30 mins

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper 12 ounces rigatoni or other short pasta 1 pound ground lamb or beef chuck 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup tomato paste 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar

Directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente; drain, and return to pot. Set aside.

While pasta is cooking, cook lamb in a large saucepan over medium-high, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender, 4 to 6 minutes.

Stir in tomato paste, cinnamon, and cayenne, and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in vinegar, and season again with salt and pepper. Add sauce to pot with pasta, and toss to combine.

Reviews (4)

 Add Rating & Review     31 Ratings   5 star values:        7    4 star values:        7    3 star values:        13    2 star values:        2    1 star values:        2

Reviews (4)

Add Rating & Review     31 Ratings   5 star values:        7    4 star values:        7    3 star values:        13    2 star values:        2    1 star values:        2

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31 Ratings 5 star values: 7 4 star values: 7 3 star values: 13 2 star values: 2 1 star values: 2

31 Ratings 5 star values: 7 4 star values: 7 3 star values: 13 2 star values: 2 1 star values: 2

31 Ratings 5 star values: 7 4 star values: 7 3 star values: 13 2 star values: 2 1 star values: 2

  • 5 star values: 7 4 star values: 7 3 star values: 13 2 star values: 2 1 star values: 2

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/06/2016   Delicious and so easy! I added a bit more garlic and I just use the entire can of tomato paste rather than measuring a half cup. I always use ground lamb as well. I love the cinnamon with it, just a bit of added flavor but not too much. And I top with grated parmesan.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 3 stars       01/22/2016   I used 1lb. of ground beef and 1 lb. of ground pork because lamb it just too expensive. I doubled the garlic, we are a garlic heavy crew. It was a different spin on meat sauce. I don't know if I would make it again.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/26/2012   Good recipe...the lamb gives it lots of flavor. I also think you can't go wrong adding some extra salt and pepper, or even extra cinnamon. The nutrition info from the print version is: 569 cals, 16.6g fat (6.7g saturated), 21.9g protein, 67.1g carbs, 2.8g fiber.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/01/2011   The meat sauce was good, but the cinnamon was way too strong for my tastes - it ended up overpowering the recipe for me. It did add a very nice dimension to the sauce, so I don't think I would remove it, just reduce it to maybe 1/8 tsp. Otherwise, it was quite good and I will make it again with my modifications.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: Unrated 06/06/2016

Delicious and so easy! I added a bit more garlic and I just use the entire can of tomato paste rather than measuring a half cup. I always use ground lamb as well. I love the cinnamon with it, just a bit of added flavor but not too much. And I top with grated parmesan.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: 3 stars 01/22/2016

I used 1lb. of ground beef and 1 lb. of ground pork because lamb it just too expensive. I doubled the garlic, we are a garlic heavy crew. It was a different spin on meat sauce. I don’t know if I would make it again.

Rating: 3 stars

Rating: Unrated 01/26/2012

Good recipe…the lamb gives it lots of flavor. I also think you can’t go wrong adding some extra salt and pepper, or even extra cinnamon. The nutrition info from the print version is: 569 cals, 16.6g fat (6.7g saturated), 21.9g protein, 67.1g carbs, 2.8g fiber.

Rating: Unrated 11/01/2011

The meat sauce was good, but the cinnamon was way too strong for my tastes - it ended up overpowering the recipe for me. It did add a very nice dimension to the sauce, so I don’t think I would remove it, just reduce it to maybe 1/8 tsp. Otherwise, it was quite good and I will make it again with my modifications.

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