Instant Pot Pizza Pasta

5 minutes Prep Time
10 minutes Cook Time
6 Servings

This one pot meal is made in your pressure cooker for a quick and easy weeknight meal. Italian sausage, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, pasta and lots of melted cheese is a combination everyone will love! In the time that it takes to cook, throw together a salad and dinner is done!

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

  • 2 cans Redpack Canned Tomato Sauce 8 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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