Instant Pot Creamy Italian Sausage and Shells (2024)

This Italian sausage recipe is a one-pot wonder that uses an Instant Pot pressure cooker. Perfect for a crowd or family meal, make this easy pasta recipe in about 30 minutes!

Instant Pot Sausage and Shells

I got this instant pot sausage recipe from one of my best food sources: my workplace. It’s a one-pot meal which makes it perfect for busy families like ours. If you’ve never made pasta in an instant pot, this recipe is going to be a game-changer for you!

There is a little bit of half and half in this recipe but the cream cheese is what really kicks it into high gear.

How to Make this Italian Sausage Recipe

Italian sausage is always a flavor booster. We use it to make stuffed peppers rings, it’s in our white bean and sausage soup, and many other recipes. Often times to cut fat calories, we substitute Turkey Italian sausage and get great-tasting results.

To make this recipe using Italian sausage, start by gathering all of the ingredients and get your instant pot out and ready to go.

• Start by melting the butter in your Instant Pot. Saute the mushrooms and shallots for a couple of minutes.
• Then add the sausage and garlic. You stir this for a couple of minutes as well.

Next, you’re going to add the broth, white vino, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and parsley. Then, give it a good stir.

• Add the pasta to the broth and sausage mixture but don’t stir it in.
• Finally, add the baby spinach on top of the pasta and again, don’t stir it in.

Next, you’re going to pressure cook the ingredients for five minutes and then do a quick release. Then, add the cream, cream cheese, artichoke hearts, and parmesan cheese.

Give it all a good stir and let it sit for five minutes.

My boys are my harshest critics when it comes to my cooking. They are brutally honest and usually spot on. After one bite, one of them blurted out “this is one of the best pasta recipes” they’ve tasted for a long time. They also proclaimed that my coworker who gave me this recipe is a genius. I have to agree with them on both parts.

What to do with Leftovers

• This Instant Pot pasta recipe keeps well for leftovers. Just put them in a container and seal with plastic wrap or use some Tupperware and keep them fresh in your refrigerator. It stays good for up to five days and makes a great lunch to take to work. To reheat, place in y0ur microwave for 30 to 60 seconds.

FAQ for How to Make Instant Pot Pasta

Making pasta in a pressure cooker is a lot different than the conventional method of boiling it in water. Here are a few distinct advantages:

• Making pasta in the instant pot is faster than boiling it in water.
• You can make many pressure cooker recipes for pasta using just one pot!
• The water is absorbed during the pressure cooking process so you don’t need to drain pasta from the instant pot. This also helps to thick the sauce of your recipe.

How Do You Make Instant Pot Pasta

• Depending on the pasta, you’re going to pressure cook it for between 4 and 6 minutes. If you want it to be al dente (firm when bitten,) use the lower end of the scale.
• You have to do a quick release at the end of the pressure cooking cycle when making pasta in a pressure cooker.

How Much Water Do You Use for Instant Pot Pasta?

• In general, you will use 2 cups of liquid of every 8 oz. of pasta that you make in the pressure cooker.

Give this Italian sausage recipe a try as soon as humanly possible. I can’t wait to hear what you think about it!

Fun kid story about this recipe. My 16-year-old son Isaiah, who was born a foodie, informs me that a shallot is the love child between an onion and garlic. Oh that kid!!

Other delicious pasta recipes

• Chicken Penne Alfredo
• Mushroom and Sausage Pasta
• Zucchini and Pasta with Fresh Ricotta and Basil Pesto
• Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells
• Conchigliette al forno (Baked Shells)

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