Chicken riggies

This famous Italian-American pasta will rock your world! In Chicken Riggies, a thick tomato cream sauce smothers marinated chicken and veggie-rich rigatoni.

Utica Chicken Riggies are from my hometown in the vibrant city of Utica, New York, this dish is a flavorful fusion of tender chicken, sautéed

Chicken Riggies AKA Utica Chicken Riggies has the right amount of heat in a rich and creamy cheesy sauce that is on top of Al dente rigatoni pasta with chicken, and tender vegetables.

Chicken Riggies is a must-try pasta dish with tender chicken, and hot or sweet peppers in a creamy, spicy, and tangy tomato sauce.

Chicken riggies is well known in the Central New York area, but besides that, it is not known at all! This dish is a very rare one. There is something for everyone in this excellent Italian recipe.

Chicken Riggies are made with a creamy and spicy tomato sauce, spicy red peppers, amazing seasonings and of course plant based chicken. An amazing 15 minute meal with bold and big flavors that you can easily make at home. You can use any pasta you like, but it is always made with riggies aka rigatoni. Think about a pasta recipe that checks all the boxes: creamy, spicy, satisfying and just flavor in each and every bite. Not to mention budget friendly and filling.

The famous, signature dish of Utica, NY Italy’s sauces are many; sometimes it is a meat sauce, other times, olive oil & garlic (aglio e olio), pestos, cream or tomato sauces, augmented, depending on the time of year and what is plentiful during the season. The sauce in this dish is a very typical Piedmontese-style, spicy tomato sauce that's made with a Sherry Wine, is laden with roasted red peppers and studded with spicy, hot cherry peppers. The name “Chicken Riggies” is a Utica, NY…

Chicken Riggies is spicy, cheesy, creamy pasta dish that's loaded with flavor and can be easily customized to your taste preference.

This spicy Italian American recipe comes from Utica, New York. Chicken Riggies are a delicious homemade comfort food, consisting of chicken cooked with hot cherry peppers in a creamy and spicy tomato sauce served over rigatoni.

6 years ago, my then-roommate and good friend, Allie, asked me to make her something "spicy with chicken" for her birthday dinner. I wanted to make something that she'd never had before, and after scouring the web for inspiration, I became smitten with the idea of making Chicken Riggies. I'd never heard of them before...Read More »