Instant Pot Pizza Pasta

5 from 10 votes

Instant Pot Pizza Pasta is an easy recipe made with penne pasta, sausage, pepperoni and your favorite pizza toppings. Ready in 30 minutes! Your whole family will love this kid friendly dinner!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

pressure time10

Total Time25

Course: Main

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Dee

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound Italian sausage ground
1 pound penne pasta
3 cups water
24 ounces marinara sauce or pizza sauce
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 cup pepperoni thinly sliced divided
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
.5 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Hit SAUTE button on Instant Pot, and when it reads Hot, add olive oil and sausage
Cook sausage until brown, breaking it up and stirring frequently
Deglaze bottom of pot, if necessary, using a little bit of of the water, so that no sausage is stuck to bottom of pot
Hit CANCEL, then pour penne pasta over cooked sausage, and pour water over and around pasta
Pour marinara sauce on top of pasta, add Italian Seasoning, and spread out so that most of pasta is covered, but do not stir
Place lid on pot, turn valve to Sealing position, and hit PRESSURE COOK for 4 minutes
Pot will take a few minutes to reach pressure, then begin counting down and cook. When pot beeps, do a quick release by turning valve to Venting
When pin drops, carefully remove lid, and stir pasta. Keep pot on KEEP WARM mode, and stir in half of the pepperoni and 2 cups of mozzarella cheese until well blended
Top pasta with remaining cup of mozzarella and remaining pepperoni slices. Place lid on pot for about 5 minutes to allow cheese to melt
Top with shredded Parmesan cheese, and serve

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Notes

Recipe was made in 6 quart Instant Pot, but can be made in 8 quart without any changes.

If you have a Duo Crisp or multi cooker, you can broil the dish at the end for a more pizza like flavor.

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