Cooking Sausage In Instant Pot

My family absolutely loves anything with the word sausage in it and I love a simple recipe. This Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers Recipe mets both of these requirements and is perfect if you are following a low carb or keto diet.

I hope you try this low carb and keto instant pot sausage and peppers recipe. This is a quick and easy pressure cooker recipe that everyone will love!

You will need an Instant Pot for this Pressure Cooker Sausage Peppers and Onions Recipe.

I am using an 8 quart Instant pot but you can use a 6 quart if you prefer. I use the 8 quart instant pot as I have a large family (8 kids) but my sister has a family of 4 and the 6 quart instant pot works perfectly for her family size.

Since purchasing an instant pot electric pressure cooker, it truly has changed meal time around here. I can pull together dinner in little to no time.

The instant pot is amazing as it takes frozen food and turns it into a great meal in generally less than an hour but it tastes like it has been cooking in a slow cooker all day long.

My pressure cooker often saves the day when I forget to lay something out to defrost for dinner. It has been a complete game changer for me and my family!

Ingredients for Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers:

2 (19 oz) packages Italian Sweet Sausages (the big links) or any type of Italian sausages will work
4 red peppers, sliced
4 green peppers, sliced
1 large onion, sliced – Check out my tips on how to cut onions without crying.
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
2 teaspoon minced garlic
1 can tomato sauce
1 cup chicken broth

How do I make sausage and peppers instant pot?

I love simple and easy recipes and this one is no different. To make this instant pot sausage and peppers recipe combine all the ingredients in the instant pot together. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and set the valve to the sealing option.

Cooksausage and peppers instant pot on high pressure for 20 minutes. Do a quick release by moving the valve on the top of the lid to the venting option.

Only 20 minutes later and this easy instant pot recipe will be ready to serve to your friends and family.

How long to cook frozen sausagein instant pot?

My favorite thing about electric pressure cookers is that you can take food from frozen to an amazingly cooked meal quickly. You can cook frozen sausage in the instant pot as well.

I would increase the pressure cooking time to 25-30 minutes depending on the size of the sausage links that you chose for this recipe.

What substitutions can you use to make instant pot sausage and peppers recipe?

You can cook this Keto sausage and peppers recipe with any vegetables that you have in your refrigerator. Also, any color bell peppers would work in this quick and easy recipe.

Any time you use the instant pot, you'll need 1 cup of liquid so the pressure cooker can come to pressure. If you do not have any chicken broth on hand, you can use 1 cup of water instead.

In addition, diced tomatoes or crushed tomatoes will taste great in this recipe if you are out of tomato sauce.

This instant pot sausage recipe is so versatile and can be quickly pulled together with whatever ingredients that you have on hand.

This is one of our favoritepressure cooker sausage and peppers recipe and it's so easy!

The recipe calls for slices of onion and peppers. If you prefer smaller pieces, you can use diced onion and diced peppers. This might help hide the veggies if you have any picky eaters in your family.

I enjoy using a small food chopper or food processor to quickly and easily chop vegetables. This helps me get dinner on the table in no time at all and will allow you to chop the veggies up as small as you would like.

I always chop the entire vegetable and freeze what I don't need. It's so nice to be able to just take the diced onion or peppers out of the freezer for recipes.

This is how I meal prep. It's so quick and easy and helps get dinner on the table fast.

Learn how to freeze onions and also how to freeze peppers to save even more time in the kitchen!

What do you serve with this sausage and peppers recipe?

I usually serve instant pot sausage and peppers with rice. You can use instant rice or I love pressure cooking the rice as well. It tastes like it was made in a rice cooker. My family loves it when I serve them instant pot sausage and rice for dinner.

I also enjoying serving instant pot sausage peppers and potatoes. You can throw diced up potatoes (your favorite type) in the pressure cooker with the other ingredients for a great side dish to serve with this quick and easy meal.

However, if you are following a low carb or keto diet, you can serve this recipe by it's self and it still tastes amazing. This is a simple and easy keto recipe that will quickly become a regular on your meal planning schedule.

This pressure cooker sausage and peppers recipe is frugal and budget friendly!

I always stock up on sausage when they are on sale as I can always find a great price for peppers and onions. Then I have sausage on hand when I need to make this quick and easy recipe.

If you are interesting in reducing your grocery budget, check out my 8 Tips for for Saving Money on Groceries by Menu Planning! By spending a little extra time meal planning, I reduced my grocery budget by 50%.

Plus, being able to throw this together quickly and easily really helps to avoid the temptation of getting take out. Trust me, thissausage and peppers instant pot recipe tastes better than take out anyway.

Take out these days is not that fast and costs a small fortune. It is even more if you have 8 kids like I do. I like to use the extra money I save by meal planning to eat out when we want to instead of when we have to!

We often use what we have in the freezer or what is on sale that week. By shopping when things are on sale I save money on groceries and it really helps our budget. Saving money and feeding a big family is doable.

Everyone in my family loves thissausage and peppers in the instant pot recipe and I hope your family enjoys it as well.

Print this Sausage and Peppers Instant Pot Recipe Below:

Instant Pot Sausage and Peppers

I hope you try this low carb and keto instant pot sausage and peppers recipe. This is a quick and easy pressure cooker recipe that everyone will love!

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Servings 6

Cuisine American

Course Main Course

Calories 711

▢ 2 19 oz packages Italian Sweet Sausages (the big links)
▢ 2 red peppers sliced
▢ 2 green peppers sliced
▢ 1 large onion sliced
▢ 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
▢ 2 teaspoon minced garlic
▢ 1 can tomato sauce 15 oz
▢ 1 cup chicken broth

Combine everything in the Instant pot. Add lid and set the valve to sealing.
Set the pressure (high pressure) to 20 minutes.
When it is finished cooking do a quick release to remove the pressure.
Slice the sausage and serve.

Calories 711 kcal , Carbohydrates 12 g , Protein 29 g , Fat 59 g , Saturated Fat 21 g , Cholesterol 143 mg , Sodium 1401 mg , Potassium 855 mg , Fiber 3 g , Sugar 6 g , Vitamin A 2790 IU , Vitamin C 170.2 mg , Calcium 65 mg , Iron 3.3 mg

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