Salumi butter rigatoni from I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes (page 120) by Ali Slagle

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  • meginyeg on January 03, 2026

    This was a hit with 6 family members. Definitely will make again.

  • kari500 on November 15, 2022

    I found some turkey salami at Trader Joe’s and figured I’d give this a try. I thought it was great, and so easy. No parsley. Just tossed the garlic and lemon zest in while stirring everything together. Served fennel salad on the side, and it was a great match and delicious meal on a chilly evening.

  • hirsheys on November 05, 2022

    I used a spicy calabrese salami and followed the recipe, except that I stirred the parsley etc in - felt simpler. All in all, this turned out great, though it was a touch salty - next time I will use less or no salt in the pasta water if I use a salty salami. But I definitely think there will be a next time - this was dead easy and so much bang for the buck. Took me all of 20 minutes to put together, even after a long day of work!

  • bernalgirl on September 17, 2022

    I needed something quick with ingredients I had on hand, and this filled the bill perfectly using cheese tortellini in place of rigatoni. I had a small onion that I sautéed on low with chile flakes while I prepped the other ingredients, removed to a bowl, then added salami in small dice to the pan and brought up the heat to allow it to render a bit. From there I followed the recipe, other than reducing the butter to 4 T. I also blanched broccoli cut into small pieces before cooking the pasta, and charred it in the pan in which I’d cooked the salami. The adults combined this with the pasta while the Little ate it on the side.

  • pistachiopeas on September 09, 2022

    Bigger than the sum of its parts. Delicious and fast, though a vegetable would make it a complete meal.

  • MollyB on July 05, 2022

    Very tasty, relatively simple dish. The crispy salumi bits were delicious. It took a while to get the sauce to come together with the pasta water and butter (so don't overcook your pasta before you add it to the pan with the butter). I ended up using most of the reserved water.

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