Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers
Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers are cooked with onions and diced tomatoes in the pressure cooker for a quick and easy dinner everyone loves!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 Italian sausages
- 1 large white or yellow onion, peeled and sliced
- 3 large red and yellow bell peppers, seeded and sliced
- 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup water, plus more for deglazing pot
Instructions
- Hit SAUTE, and when it reads hot, add olive oil and then, add sausages
- Cook for about 5 minutes or until brown on both sides
- Remove sausages to platter, cut into thirds, cover, and set aside
- Add a little water, if necessary to deglaze pot and scrape up browned bits, then add onions, and cook until slightly soft, stirring frequently
- Stir in peppers, then hit CANCEL to turn pressure cooker off
- Add cut sausages over onions and peppers, then top with undrained diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, garlic powder and pepper
- Pour water around and over sausages, then add lid, and set vent to sealing position
- HIt PRESSURE COOK for 5 minutes, and allow a natural release for 5 minutes. Then, do quick release, and when pin drops, open lid, and stir well
- Use slotted spoon to remove sausage, peppers and onions and use for sandwiches. Or, serve as is or with pasta
Notes
Recipe was made in 8-quart Instant Pot electric pressure cooker.
If you have a 6 quart, you can use 1/4 cup water.
I recommend wearing oven mitts and using stainless steel tongs to turn the sausages, as they may splatter when cooking on saute.
Nutrition
Calories: 350kcal