Maggiano's Little Italy Rigatoni Di Gregorio Aka Rigatoni Recipe

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Maggiano's Little Italy Rigatoni Di Gregorio Aka Rigatoni
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  1. Chop up the onions. Put them in a large wok with a couple tablespoons olive oil. Cook on high for a few minutes until the onions are hot and starting to become translucent, then turn down the heat to medium low. As the rest of the steps progress, you'll need to remember to stir the onions every 8 minutes to keep them from burning. The onions will take a long time to reach the desired golden-brown color.
  2. Peel the outer, papery skin off two heads of garlic, but leave the skin that covers the cloves. Slice the tips of the cloves off the top, exposing each clove and leaving a flat top. Save the tips, which you'll toss into the onions when they're almost finished cooking. Drizzle the heads with olive oil, wrap them in foil, and place them in a 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 40 minutes.
  3. Quarter the button mushrooms from top to bottom. Each mushroom piece should have part of the head and part of the stem.
  4. When the onions are approaching done (not the rich brown of fully caramelized onions, but getting there) add the mushrooms and leftover garlic clove tips to the cooking onions. Stir everything together and cook until the mushrooms are looking sautéed.
  5. With the onions, mushrooms, and garlic still in the pan, turn the heat up to high and add the wines. Scrape the bottom of the pan to make sure the sugars from the onions are released and integrated into the liquid.
  6. Add the chicken base. You can add a bit more to taste if you want. We're looking for a nice strong chicken flavor, but be careful of over-salting. At this point the sauce should taste pretty good.
  7. Cut up the raw chicken into scallop-sized pieces and put them in the pan with everything else. There's also no harm in using some leftover cooked chicken as well, as long as it doesn't have any incompatible flavorings. Let the chicken cook through.
  8. The next step is to add the pasta into the same pan. Before you do, make sure the amount of liquid is right. It takes some experience to eyeball it, but the idea is to just barely (or not quite) cover the noodles once they're in the pan. It's better to start with too little liquid than too much because you can always add some boiling water from a teapot after you've added the pasta, but you don't want to be reducing after the pasta is cooked, because the pasta will overcook and get mushy. As it cooks, the pasta takes on the flavor of the sauce and releases starches that thicken the sauce at the same time.
  9. Monitor the pasta as it cooks. When it's just reaching the perfect al dente, turn off the heat and stir in the heavy cream and grated Parmesan cheese. Cut up the butter into pieces and stir them into the sauce. Squeeze out the roasted garlic (don't burn yourself!), mash it up, and stir it in as well. Add freshly cracked black pepper to taste and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 900.91 Kcal (3772 kJ)
Calories from fat 457.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.84g 78%
Cholesterol 162.12mg 54%
Sodium 1365.13mg 57%
Potassium 840.77mg 18%
Total Carbs 72.55g 24%
Sugars 11.86g 47%
Dietary Fiber 4.66g 19%
Protein 38.11g 76%
Vitamin C 10mg 17%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 29.1mg 162%
Calcium 222.4mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 102.09 Kcal (427 kJ)
Calories from fat 51.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.76g 78%
Cholesterol 18.37mg 54%
Sodium 154.7mg 57%
Potassium 95.28mg 18%
Total Carbs 8.22g 24%
Sugars 1.34g 47%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 19%
Protein 4.32g 76%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 17%
Iron 3.3mg 162%
Calcium 25.2mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 21.5
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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