Instant Pot Creamy Sausage and Shells
Instant Pot Creamy Sausage and Shells is an easy pressure cooker dinner recipe made with Italian sausage and pasta in a tomato cream sauce. It's quick, easy and kid approved!
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1.5 pounds ground Italian sausage
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pound uncooked medium shell pasta
- 3 cups water
- 1 24-ounce jar marinara sauce
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Hit SAUTE on the Instant Pot, and when it reads Hot, add the olive oil and sausage
- Add the Italian seasoning and garlic powder, and cook sausage until brown and no longer pink, stirring frequently and breaking up sausage with a spatula or wooden spoon
- Hit CANCEL, and deglaze pot with some of the water (about 1/2 cup) to loosen up browned bits from bottom of pot, if necessary
- Add the uncooked pasta over the sausage, and add remaining water over and around pasta. Top with marinara sauce, and spread over pasta, but Do Not Stir!
- Cover pot with lid, and turn vent to Sealing position. Hit PRESSURE COOK for 5 minutes. Pot will take a few minutes to reach pressure, then begin counting down and cook for 5 minutes
- When pot beeps, turn vent and do a quick release or gradual quick release, to control liquid spraying out of pot
- When pin drops, carefully remove lid, and stir pasta. Stir in the cream, and gradually stir in the Parmesan cheese
- Serve pasta topped with shredded mozzarella cheese, if desired
Notes
Recipe can be made in either 6 quart or 8-quart Instant Pot electric pressure cooker without changing cook time or ingredient amounts.
For firmer pasta, cook for 4 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal