Instant Pot Cheesy Kielbasa Pasta
Delicious cheesy kielbasa pasta that's made entirely in the Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 2-12 ounce packages kielbasa (sliced)
- 1 ½ cups diced onion
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 16 ounce box penne pasta
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- ½ cup milk
- 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
- 1
Press sauté.
- 2
When hot, add the sliced sausage.
- 3
Stir the sausage as it cooks.
- 4
When heated through, remove the sausage to a dish.
- 5
Add the diced onion to the now-empty inner pot.
- 6
Scrape up any browned bits in the bottom of the pot as you cook the onion.
- 7
Cook, stirring regularly, until the onion has softened, about 3 minutes.
- 8
Stir in the garlic, and cook for 30 seconds, stirring regularly.
- 9
Press cancel.
- 10
Add the pasta to the inner pot.
- 11
Pour in the chicken broth.
- 12
Gently press the pasta into the broth.
- 13
Pour the diced tomatoes with juices over the pasta. Do not stir.
- 14
Press manual high pressure and adjust time to 4 minutes.
- 15
When the cooking time has finished, quickly release the pressure.
- 16
Unlock and release the lid.
- 17
Give everything a good stir.
- 18
Add the milk and cheddar cheese.
- 19
Stir in until the cheese has melted.
- 20
Add the cooked sausage, and stir in.