Slow Cooker-Rigatoni and Sausage This easy recipe was created by personal home chef Nancyjo Riekse. "The pasta and sauce cook up slightly dryas a casserole in the cooker," she said. "Just like kids like it." Serves 6
COOKER: Medium round SETTING AND COOK HME: LOW for 3 1/2 to 4 hours; needs to be stirred halfway through 1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausages, casings removed and crumbled One 26- to 28-ounce jar tomato pasta sauce 1 pound rigatoni, uncooked Freshly grated or shredded Parmesan cheese for serving 1. Coat the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. 2. In a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat, brown the sausage. 3. While the sausage is cooking, pour the pasta sauce into the cooker. Fill the empty jar with water and pour it into the cooker. Add the rigatoni and cooked sausage; gently stir with a rubber spatula to combine well. Cover and cook on LOW until the pasta is tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Stir once halfway through cooking. Do not cook more than 4 hours because the sides will dry out and burn. Serve imĀ mediately sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PASTA-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PASTA-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/