Instant Pot Sausage & Rigatoni with Goat Cheese Recipe
Instant Pot Sausage & Rigatoni with Goat Cheese is the perfect Sunday dinner or hearty pasta dinner to feed a large group of people. The creamy and tangy goat cheese compliment the sausage and peppers in tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 pound Ground Italian Sausage (mild)
- 1/2 White Onion diced
- 1 cup Multi-Colored Bell Pepper diced
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- 1/2 cup White Wine
- 6 ounces Tomato Paste
- 28 ounces Petite Diced Tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 16 ounce box Dried Rigatoni Pasta
- 3 cups Water
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Parsley minced
- 8 slices Fresh Goat Cheese
Instructions
- Heat a 6-quart Instant Pot to "sauté" mode. Once the indicator shows "hot", pour the olive oil in the pot.
- Then place the ground mild Italian sausage in the Instant Pot. Use a wooden spoon to break up the meat.
- Cook for about 5 minutes or until brown.
- Then add in the onion, bell peppers, and garlic. Mix well and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Next, add in the white wine to deglaze the pot. Scraping up all the brown bits from the bottom.
- Turn the Instant Pot off.
- Then add in the tomato paste. Mix until all the tomato paste is mixed through the meat.
- Then add in the diced petite tomatoes, Italian seasoning, sugar, and black pepper.
- Mix well then add in the box of rigatoni, and 3 cups of water. Stir until all the pasta is under the water.
- Close the lid and place the valve to "sealing".
- Select "manual" and cook for 5 minutes.
- Carefully, force pressure as soon as it beeps.
- Remove the lid, stir and sprinkle in the fresh parsley.
- Divide evenly among plates and serve with a slice of goat cheese on top.