Rigatoni With Red Bell Pepper, Almonds and Bread Crumbs

By the extremity of July, the operation "no-cook sauce" holds large entreaty connected a weeknight -- adjacent if pasta indispensable boil connected the stove. In this recipe, utilizing store-bought ail croutons is simply a speedy mode to inject much spirit into the dish, but the croutons are casual to marque with day-old breadstuff you person connected hand: Cut a ample clove of ail successful fractional and hitch it connected some sides of 3 large, crustless slices of 3/4-inch-thick bread. Cut into cubes and drizzle each sides with olive oil. Toast successful a large, adust nonstick skillet implicit medium-high heat, shaking the skillet often, for 5 to 7 minutes, until the breadstuff is crisp and aureate brown. Then process according to the crouton directions below.

If you're lucky, you'll person capable rigatoni near implicit for a acold pasta breakfast. Serve with a crisp greenish salad.

Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis's "Everyday Pasta" (Clarkson Potter, 2007).

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 6)

• Calories

  662

• Fat

  36 g

• Saturated Fat

  4 g

• Carbohydrates

  76 g

• Sodium

  276 mg

• Protein

  15 g

• Fiber

  3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis's "Everyday Pasta" (Clarkson Potter, 2007).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 12, 2026