Pasta in a Rice Cooker

By moddie2bert

This recipe is a favorite of mine and my husband's. It is prepared and cooked entirely in my electric rice cooker. It can be prepared several hours in advance because of the warm feature on my rice cooker.

Ingredients

• 2 cups water or broth, of choice
• 1 cup homemade or jar pasta sauce
• 1/4 cup cooked ground beef or bulk cooked hot sausage, optional
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 cup romano cheese
• 2 cups uncooked rigatoni pasta or penne

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Place all ingredients in rice cooker in order given, and stir once. Add the salt depending on the saltiness of the cheese you are using, salt is an option. Close lid and flip the switch to on. When cooker turns off, open, stir, and close again; leave on warm for 2 or 3 minutes or until ready to serve.