Tonight for dinner we are having spicy pepperoni rigatoni

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Why it worked

The video provides a visually appealing and easy-to-follow recipe for a popular dish, leveraging a well-known brand of pepperoni. The use of "pepperoni grease" to build the sauce adds a unique and enticing element, making the recipe seem more flavorful and resourceful.

Summary

The creator demonstrates how to make spicy pepperoni rigatoni using Hormel Pepperoni minis. The video shows the pepperoni being crisped, then used to build a sauce with shallots, garlic, and tomato paste, before being combined with cooked rigatoni and pasta water, and finally garnished with parmesan and parsley.

Structure

1Introduce the dish: Spicy Pepperoni Rigatoni
2Crisp Hormel Pepperoni minis and set aside

Original caption

#HormelPepperoniPartner try this classic pasta dish upgraded with @HORMEL®️ Pepperoni minis! Ingredients: - 1 bag HORMEL® Pepperoni Minis - 1 tbsp olive oil - 1 shallot - 4 cloves garlic - 2 tsp red pepper flakes - 2 tbsp tomato paste - 1.5 cups tomato sauce - 2 tsp Italian seasoning - 1 tsp granulated sugar - 1 tsp salt - 1 tsp black pepper - 1/2 lb rigatoni - 1 cup pasta water - chopped parsley - grated parmesan cheese #pastarecipe #easydinnerideas #spicyrigatoni #EasyRecipe

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HORMEL Pepperoni minis: These are small, pre-sliced pepperoni pieces that are added to pasta dishes to provide flavor and texture. They are shown being fried and then added to the pasta. Removing them would change the dish being prepared. HORMEL Pepperoni: This is the brand name for the pepperoni minis. It appears on the packaging. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

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Tonight for dinner we are having spicy pepperoni rigatoni I spent on the classic pasta dish in partnership with @HORMEL®️ Pepperoni minis This meal is packed full of flavor and the Hormel pepperoni minis give it a savory upgrade in every single bite making it so satisfying and delicious I add pepperoni to a pan with a little bit of olive oil and crisp them up until they're golden brown I use a slotted spoon to remove them because we're gonna use that pepperoni grease to build our sauce Add finely diced shallot, close of garlic, red pepper flakes and tomato paste Toast all the ingredients for a couple minutes, pour in the tomato sauce, add your seasoning Then once the rigatoni is just about done, we'll add some of the pasta water to the sauce Turn down the heat and then add all of the cooked rigatoni to the sauce along with about three-fourths of our crispy Hormel pepperoni minis Stir it all together and then add the rest of our crispy Hormel pepperoni minis Serve the pasta top with some freshly grated parmesan and chopped parsley and the rest of our pepperoni This pasta is so crave-worthy, turn up the flavor at your next meal and grab a bag of Hormel pepperoni to make it unforgettable