Dubai Pasta Rigatoni In Tomato Cream Sauce

9m
Prep Time
75m
Cook Time
1h 24m
Ready In


"Tube-shaped pasta that’s cooked on the al dente side with rich Levantine flavour in the za’atar leaves, tomato and cream sauce."

Original is 4 servings
  • Sauce
  • Topping

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (624.9 g)
  • Calories 247.2
  • Total Fat - 18.3 g
  • Saturated Fat - 7.3 g
  • Cholesterol - 32.7 mg
  • Sodium - 967.6 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 17.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g
  • Sugars - 7.5 g
  • Protein - 5.1 g
  • Calcium - 82.6 mg
  • Iron - 1.5 mg
  • Vitamin C - 23.2 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Cook pasta in heavily salted boiling water al dente. You are going to finish baking in oven so don't overcook pasta.

Step 2

Drain saving 1/2 cup pasta water.

Sauce


Step 3

Heat oil and add onions, saute until translucent.

Step 4

Add garlic.

Step 5

Add tomato paste and red pepper flakes to taste.

Step 6

Add tomatoes and dried herbs and season to taste.

Step 7

Simmer 10 minutes.

Step 8

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Step 9

Add butter to sauce, and take off heat.

Step 10

Let cool 5 minutes before adding cream.

Step 11

Add pasta to sauce and add a bit of pasta water.

Step 12

Pam spray 9x23 casserole.

Step 13

Pour pasta mixture into casserole dish.

Step 14

Place tomato slices over the top.

Step 15

Sprinkle za’atar top of tomatoes.

Step 16

Dot with pine nuts.

Step 17

Cover and bake 30 minutes.

Step 18

Uncover and bake 10 minutes more.

Step 19

Sprinkle with basil.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

NELady

Made this for the AmaZ'ing Race (Dubai, UAE) and I had no idea what to expect... was happily surprised. Loved the creamy sauce. The tomatoes, pine nuts and basil on top made this different that anything I typically eat, which was nice for a change. Thanks for sharing!

5.0

review by:
(17 May 2023)

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