Best Seafood Rigatoni Recipes

RIGATONI WITH SQUASH AND PRAWNS

Steps:

• Warm 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butternut squash, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Saute until the squash is golden and tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the vegetable stock, bring to a simmer, cover and cook until the squash is very soft, another 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the squash mixture to a blender or food processor and puree.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta.
• Meanwhile, warm the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the prawns with the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper. Add the prawns to the pan and cook until just pink, about 3 minutes.
• In a large pot over low heat combine the cooked pasta, pureed squash mixture, and 3/4 cup milk. Stir to combine. Add the remaining 1/4 cup milk if the sauce needs to be moistened. Add the cooked prawns, basil, and cheese. Stir until warm and serve.

BAKED RIGATONI WITH BECHAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a 2 quart saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Always stirring, gradually add the milk and continue to whisk until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Simmer until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. This will take approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in nutmeg, 1/2 cup fontina, prosciutto and season with salt and white pepper. Set aside.
• In a large pot, bring to a boil 6 quarts of salted water. Add the rigatoni and cook for about 5 minutes. Since you will be cooking the pasta a second time in the oven, you want to make sure the inside is still hard. Drain in a colander. Return pasta to the pot and pour in bechamel sauce. Using a wooden spoon, mix well until all the pasta is coated with the sauce.
• Into a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish, pour the pasta with cream sauce. Smooth out top and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup fontina. Dot the top with diced butter and bake in oven for 25 minutes or until bubbling and the top is golden brown.

SEAFOOD RIGATONI

Steps:

• To prepare sauce: In a medium sauce pan over medium high heat add oil.
• When warm add onion and garlic.
• Sauté for 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, carrot, wine, lemon zest, oregano, salt and red pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While the sauce simmers, preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cook rigatoni as per package directions, approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drain rigatoni and place in a 13 x 9 inch casserole that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• Add the shrimp and scallops and mix well.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over top and bake until cheese melts and seafood is cooked through, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
• Garnish with chopped parsley.

RIGATONI WITH SHRIMP IN TOMATO AND FETA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a kettle cook the onion and the garlic in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until they are softened, add the wine, and boil the mixture for 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes with the juice, 1 tablespoon of the parsley, the basil, the oregano, the salt, and the red pepper flakes and boil the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until it is thickened. Add the shrimp and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the shrimp are just firm.
• In a large kettle of boiling salted water cook the rigatoni until it is just al dente, drain it well, and stir it into the shrimp mixture. Stir in 5 ounces of the Feta and salt and pepper to taste, transfer the mixture to a lightly oiled 4-quart shallow glass baking dish, and sprinkle the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon parsley and the remaining 2 ounces Feta. Bake the pasta in the middle of a preheated 450°F. oven for 20 minutes, or until the Feta is bubbling and the top is slightly crusty.

GREEK SHRIMP WITH RIGATONI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat 1 Tablespoon oil in skillet, and add the garlic.
• Cook briefly, stirring, then add the tomatoes.
• Cook about one minute and add the salt, pepper, wine, basil,& oregano.
• Cook over medium heat, about 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle the shrimp with salt& pepper.
• Heat the remaining 4 Tablespoons of oil in a large skillet and add the shrimp.
• Cook quickly for about 1 minute, just until the shrimp turns red.
• Sprinkle with the red pepper flakes.
• Spoon the shrimp& any pan juices into a small baking dish.
• Sprinkle the shrimp with the crumbled feta cheese.
• Spoon the tomato sauce over the shrimp& cheese.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the rigatoni according to the directions on the package and drain.
• Do not overcook.
• Serve the rigatoni with the shrimp mixture spooned over it.

RIGATONI AL SEGRETO (RIGATONI WITH SECRET SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, salt. Cook until no longer white and starting to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook about 1 minute. Add chili flakes and blended tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer; adjust heat to medium to medium-low. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 45 to 60 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes (5 minutes from doneness).
• Add about 2/3 of the basil to the sauce. Stir in butter. When butter melts, add cheese in 3 increments.
• Drain pasta; transfer to sauce. Stir until rigatoni are evenly coated with sauce. Serve sprinkled with the remaining basil and a dusting of grated cheese.