PRESSURE COOKER RIGATONI WITH SAUSAGE & PEAS

Pressure Cooker Rigatoni with Sausage & Peas image

With a tomato-y meat sauce and tangy goat cheese, this weeknight wonder is my version of comfort food. You want to have bowl after bowl. -Lizzie Munro, Brooklyn, New York

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup tomato paste
12 ounces uncooked rigatoni or large tube pasta
1-1/2 cups frozen peas
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 cups water
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup crumbled goat or feta cheese
Thinly sliced fresh basil, optional

Steps:

Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker; adjust for medium heat. Cook sausage until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes, breaking into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add tomato paste; cook and stir until meat is coated, 1-2 minutes. Stir in next 5 ingredients; pour in water. , Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on low for 6 minutes. Quick-release pressure. Press cancel. Stir in cream; heat through. Top with cheese and, if desired, fresh basil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 563 calories, Fat 28g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 75mg cholesterol, Sodium 802mg sodium, Carbohydrate 60g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 23g protein.