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Easy Scallops Alfredo
Ziti with Sausage and Peppers
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The best sausage for this sort of easy pasta casserole are the fat links that
come five or six to a package. (Or, of course, honest-to-God Italian
sausages from an Italian butcher. But who would freeze those instead of
grilling them right up and snarfing them down?)
If you haven’t thought in advance to slice the sausages into 1-inch bits
before freezing them, don’t worry. Sausages are so full of fat that they slice
easily, even when frozen.
| Prep Time | 3 minutes |
| Cook Time | 28 minutes |
| Servings |
4-6 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 lb frozen hot or mild Italian sausage (pork or turkey; gluten-free if that is a concern), cut into
1‑inch pieces - 3 cups plain marinara or spaghetti sauce
24‑ounce jar - 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp dried Italian seasoning blend
- 1 lb frozen bell pepper strips
4 cups , any color - 12 ounce dried ziti or gluten-free dried ziti
- 6 ounce shredded mozzarella cheese (
1 1/2 cups )
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Press the button SAUTÉ. Set it for HIGH, MORE, or CUSTOM
400°F and set the time for 10 minutes. - Mix the sausage, marinara, broth, and seasoning blend in an Instant Pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until many wisps of steam rise from the liquid. Turn off the SAUTÉ function; stir in the bell pepper strips and ziti. Lock the lid onto the pot.
- Option 1 Max Pressure Cooker
Press Pressure cook on Max pressure for 5 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off. - Option 2 All Pressure Cookers
Press Meat/Stew or Pressure cook (Manual) on High pressure for 6 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off. The valve must be closed. - Use the quick-release method to bring the pot’s pressure back to normal. Unlatch the lid and open the cooker. Stir in the shredded cheese. Set the lid askew over the pot and set aside for 5 minutes to melt the cheese and let the pasta continue to absorb excess liquid. Serve by the big spoonful.
Recipe Notes
Beyond
• Use any frozen vegetables you like. But since pepper strips are classic, don’t ditch them entirely, even if you want to add other frozen vegetables.
Consider
• Skip the purchased Italian seasoning and make your own blend: Combine
• Garnish the servings with stemmed and minced fresh herbs, particularly parsley and oregano.
• And/or drizzle a little balsamic vinegar over each serving.
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My family really liked it but next time I will crumble the sausage instead of chop it up!
Great recipe!
Very good, quick and easy. Next time i might use Italian blend cheese
So where is the recipe?!!
Excellent!
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Where is the ingretients
Easy lovely receipe. We enjoyed it
Easy to follow and very tasty!
Great meal.
Of all the recipes I have tried this one is my favorite. Love this!!!!
My friend and I just bought Instant Pots and this was the first meal we made along with minestrone soup. Great, easy, recipe that went together fast and tasted delicious!
Very good
This was my first time making pasta in the IP….it was awesome! I used 2 cups of my homemade meat sauce (i just realized it was supposed to be 3 cups) but it was great!
Great, easy recipe.
Started out well but ended up with a Burn signal(?) halfway through. Had to finish over the stove and yes, I did follow instructions to the letter. I’ve noticed this is happening more and more as the Instant Pot gets used/older. Taste was good.
I used elk sausage and whole wheat noodles and it was just as amazing!!
The whole family enjoyed it. You have no idea how rare that is. Thanks for the recipe, it’s a keeper.
Very easy to make and quite delicious. I chopped the sausage into small pieces. Will make this again.
Really enjoyed. Definitely a keeper
Tried to make it and i only got the burn message, even after adding an extra 1/2 cup of chicken broth
Burn, burn, burned. Recipe is no good
First time using instapot
Came out good added little more broth cuz i used a lb of pasta
First meal I made in my new IP. Very easy and fast. It was excellent! So tasty and creamy.
A lil more difficult with three tomatoes based sauce and it will set off the burn signal but well worth the frustration of making. I’d add a bit more liquid and peppers next time.
Super yummy! I added a quick sprinkle of onion powder when it was on sauté. Added extra cheese as well. A bowl of this with a side of garlic bread will make a delicious meal.
I have to assume 12oz of pasta is by weight. It would have helped to know how much that is in cups ( I realize volume is an approximation, but better than nothing.)
Do you cut the bell peppers into strips and then freeze them?
Is the frozen sausage cooked or raw?
Easy and tastes great!
This recipe worked out well. I used a frozen pepper mix that had onions which added different flavours. Its was kinda basic in taste but a great jumping off point for experimenting.
Very good. I used fresh sausage and peppers. I cooked the sausage first and the followed the recipe from there. Came out great!
Delicious!!! I made thr recipe for 3 and it easily could serve 5. My only critique is TOO MUCH MOZZARELLA!! The next time i mske it i will skip the cheese entirely and only use grated parmesan on top when serving. I used raw frozen Italian sausage and packaged frozen peppers…it came out great!!!
Great recipe!!!
Where I shop, all the ingredients are metric so it is not a straightforward conversion when not included in the text of your recipes
Here is how to avoid the burn warning.
Decrease the chicken broth to 2/3 cup.
Cook the pasta separately. (The starch from the pasta will burn on the bottom of the pot.)
Do not add the marinara sauce until done with the pressure cooking. (Thick sauces will burn.)
So, add your cooked pasta and marinara at the end and turn on the saute function to heat it through.
Worked great. Doubled the recipe. Left the pasta on top of the sauce (instead of mixing in) and cooked perfect with no burn notice. Noodles still absorbed the sauce. Once done, I mixed it all up and let it absorb more! Great and easy!
I followed the recipe as written and also got a burn warning and had to add more marinara sauce and broth partway through the pressure cooking process. Next time I will try the suggestion to not stir in the pasta. Smelled and tasted delicious, though, so I want to find a way to make this work!