Instant Pot® Pizza Pasta

This pizza pasta cooked in the Instant Pot® is a quick meal to fix and can be customized with whatever pizza toppings you prefer.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 375 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons sliced black olives
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 anchovy fillets
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.25 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 0.5 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 0.5 cup sliced mushrooms
• 0.25 cup Merlot wine
• 0.5 pound Italian sausage
• 0.33333334326744 cup diced onion
• 0.33333334326744 cup diced bell pepper
• 0.75 cup brown rice rotini pasta
• 1.5 cups pasta sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add oil, sausage, onion, and anchovies to the Instant Pot® once hot. Cook and stir, breaking up sausage until browned, about 5 minutes. Mix in bell pepper, mushrooms, and olives; stir to combine. Cancel Saute function.

Step 2

Scatter pasta evenly on top of sausage mixture. Pour in red wine. Spread pasta sauce evenly on top of the pasta, but do not stir.

Step 3

Sprinkle mozzarella cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper on top of the pasta. Stir to incorporate. Serve immediately.

Step 4

Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 8 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 5

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.