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Rigatoni with sausage and broccoli rabe
From the video “Broccoli Rabe, Orsini's Hot Italian Sausage w/ Rigatoni” by Cooking With The Blues. RecipesMD is not affiliated with Cooking With The Blues. Steps are in our own words.
Ingredients
May contain gluten, dairy
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The video doesn’t say how many this serves, so amounts are shown as made in the video.
Ontario grocery estimate*
You save about ~$15.41* per serving (73% less*) than ordering it out — ~$46.24* for ~3 portions.
Order out = a typical Ontario Italian restaurant plate, before delivery fees, tax and tip.
8 ingredients priced from Ontario averages · 1 predicted from typical costs · not priced: cumin seeds
* Estimate, not a quote: 1 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 3 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario Italian restaurant plate at ~$21, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.
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Nutrition & health
Rough estimate: the video gives few amounts, so 62% of the weight below uses typical amounts.
| Nutrient | Amount | Daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | 84 g | 108% |
| Saturated fat | 42 g | 208% |
| Sodium | 1,249 mg | 54% |
| Carbohydrate | 99 g | 36% |
| Fiber | 9.2 g | 33% |
| Total sugars | 11 g | no daily value |
| Added sugars | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 37 g | 74% |
Estimate from the ingredient list — not dietary advice. % Daily Value uses FDA reference amounts; 5% or less is low, 20% or more is high. Added sugars are counted from sweeteners and sweet sauces in the list.
Health indexMiddle of the road
- Starting point60
- Protein+15 of 20
- Fiber+10 of 20
- Saturated fat−20 of 20
- Sodium−8 of 20
- Added sugars (estimate)0 of 20
RecipesMD health index — an estimate from the ingredient list, not medical or dietary advice
From 12 of 12 ingredient lines (100% of the measured weight), divided into 4 servings (estimated: model estimate (no quantities to work from)). Typical amounts assumed for olive oil, garlic, cumin seeds, Italian sausage, red pepper flakes, broccoli rabe and 2 more, because the video doesn’t say how much. Not counted because the video gives no amount: salt. Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04, public domain) + 4 Branded Foods records.
Equipment
What the video didn’t say
- exact ingredient quantities
- cooking temperatures and heat settings
- pasta boiling duration
Read from the public video by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 2026-10-05. Thumbnail and video are Cooking With The Blues’s, shown through YouTube’s official embed.