Cheesy Smoked Sausage Hotdish Instant Pot Recipe

I’ve been cooking with my Instant Pot just about every day since I got it a few weeks ago. I used the Instant Pot IP-DUO60 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker, 6Qt/1000W, but you can use any pressure cooker. I put together this cheesy smoked sausage hotdish Instant Pot recipe so I could use up some kielbasa I had in the freezer. Not only was it super easy to make, and super tasty, it was a super fast meal to make, too. It took all of 30 minutes to prepare and cook.

Cheesy Smoked Sausage Hotdish Instant Pot Recipe

What you’ll need:

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1/2 cup Chopped Onion

2 tbsp Minced Garlic

1 1/2 – 2 cups Chicken Broth

1 – 2 lbs Smoked Sausage – Sliced

1 can Diced Tomatoes

1 box Uncooked Pasta (I used penne but you can use any kind)

1/2 cup Half & Half, Milk or Cream

1/4 cup Monterey Jack Cheese

1/4 cup Cheddar Cheese

Salt and Pepper to taste

Putting it together:

Plug in Instant Pot and set to sauté.

Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil until lightly browned, takes about 5 minutes. Leave in Instant Pot. I used both yellow and red onions, use whichever you prefer.

After you’ve sautéd the garlic and onion add the sausage and continue sautéing for 1-2 more minutes. Turn off Instant Pot, but keep stirring so nothing sticks to the bottom.

Add diced tomatoes and give it a stir.

Add pasta and add chicken broth. Most recipes I’ve seen for the Instant Pot suggest adding enough liquid to cover the pasta. What I’ve discovered is that the pasta gets soggy that way. I wanted an al dente pasta so I used less liquid. I rarely measure the liquid with the Instant Pot, just eyeball it. If the pasta isn’t soaking in liquid you’re good to go, unless you like your pasta soggy and then by all means drown it.

Securely lock the lid in place and make sure the steam release handle is closed. I used the manual setting on high pressure for 7 minutes. You can also use the Bean/Chili setting and adjust the time if you prefer.

Turn off Instant Pot and do a quick pressure release by moving the steam release handle to the venting position. It’s important when cooking pasta to do a quick release, otherwise the pasta will continue to cook while the loses pressure, which takes about 20 minutes. Nasty pasta that way. Ick.

Remove lid and add half & half and cheese. Stir until creamy.

Serve!

This was such a super easy recipe and the kids loved it. I added a salad and some garlic bread to make it a meal.

I have no idea how many calories or any of that good stuff are in this hotdish.