Satisfy your pasta cravings with this super easy, spicy, and flavorful pressure cooker veggie firecracker penne. Made with simple pantry ingredients, this recipe allows even the most inexperienced chefs to create a delicious, restaurant-worthy dish in no time.
Heat olive oil in the pressure cooker using the saute function.
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Add chopped yellow onion and minced garlic to the cooker, and saute for about 5 minutes until the onion becomes soft and translucent.
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Turn off the saute function and add penne pasta, fire roasted tomatoes, vegetable broth, red pepper flakes, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, and chopped fresh basil, stirring well to combine.
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Make sure the pasta is submerged in the sauce, but not covered by too much sauce.
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Close the pressure cooker, set the valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 6 minutes.
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Allow the pressure cooker to naturally release pressure for 5 minutes after cooking, then set the valve to venting to release any remaining pressure.
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Open the lid, and stir in nutritional yeast.
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Let the pasta sit for a few minutes to allow the sauce to be absorbed, and taste for any needed adjustments with salt, pepper, or red pepper flakes.
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Serve the veggie firecracker penne with additional nutritional yeast and fresh basil on top if desired.