Recipe Rigatoni with Pizza Accents (Pasta)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
• 2 pounds Italian sausage
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 3 1/2 ounces sliced pepperoni sausage
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 pound diced pepperoni
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparing/Cooking:

• Cook rigatoni pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• Drain well.
• Set aside.
• In a large skillet, fry sausage until cooked through but not brown.
• Add chopped onions and minced garlic.
• Stir and cook until soft.
• Add sliced mushrooms and cook about 5 minutes.
• Add chopped green pepper and cook slowly until soft.
• Drain off any excess fat.
• Stir in tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, fresh basil and pepperoni.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and add cooked rigatoni noodles.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has been cooked off.

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