Instant Pot Pizza Pasta

5 minutes Prep Time
10 minutes Cook Time
6 Servings

This is an easy pasta dish thanks to your pressure cooker! You can have dinner ready in a few minutes and it couldn’t be any easier to make.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound Italian sausage
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

  • 1 can Red Gold® Canned Tomato Sauce 15 oz

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 pound (16 ounces) package uncooked pasta, rotini or cavatappi work well
  • 1 (2.5 ounce) package sliced pepperioni, or 1/2 cup diced
  • 1 package mozzarella pearls
  • 2 cups shredded mozarella cheese, divided
  • Fresh chopped basil, for garnish

Instructions

Step one

Set your Instant Pot to “Sauté “. Add olive oil to the pot and heat for 1 minute. Add the sausage, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Sauté until the sausage is cooked through and no longer pink.

Step two

Add the tomato sauce, water, and uncooked pasta and stir. Place the lid on the pot and set to Seal, set to “Manual” cooking for 7 minutes. When the time has lapsed, do a quick release and carefully open the lid once the pin has dropped.

Step three

Stir in mozzarella pearls, 1 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese and half of the pepperoni. Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese over the pasta and top with remaining pepperoni. Replace the lid to melt the cheese and warm the pepperoni.

Step four

Garnish with basil just before serving.

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