Instant Pot Smoked Sausage and Potatoes with Green Beans
This recipe for Kielbasa and Potatoes is a hearty, economical, kid-friendly meal. It is ready in record time thanks to the Instant Pot, making it perfect for those really busy nights!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoonolive oil
- 1 tablespoonminced onion (optional)
- 1 poundsmoked sausage (sliced into 1/2 inch pieces)
- 1 cuplow sodium chicken stock *for 3 or 6-quart model
- 1 ½ cupslow sodium chicken stock *for 8-quart model
- 2 poundspotatoes (cubed)
- 1 teaspooncajun seasoning
- 32 ouncescanned green beans (drained)
Directions
- 1
Turn Instant Pot to saute, add 1 teaspoon olive oil and allow to heat up for a minute or two.
- 2
Once heated, add in the 1 tablespoon minced onion and 1 pound smoked sausage (sliced). Saute for 2-3 minutes, or until the sausage begins to be brown and the onions soften. Turn the Instant Pot OFF by hitting cancel.
- 3
Add in 1 cup low sodium chicken stock *for 3 or 6-quart model OR 1½ cups low sodium chicken stock *for 8-quart model and scrape up the browned bits on the bottom of the inner pot.
- 4
Add 2 pounds potatoes (cubed) on top of the sausage and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning. Add 32 ounces canned green beans (drained) on top of sausage.
- 5
Close the Instant Pot and seal the vent knob to sealed.
- 6
Hit manual or pressure cook and adjust cook time to 2 minutes on HIGH pressure.
- 7
Once cook time has elapsed, let pressure release naturally for at least 5 minutes. Then do a quick release of pressure by hitting the vent knob from sealed to venting, being careful to stand away from the steam being released. You can also let pressure release naturally.
- 8
Stir together the ingredients and serve.