Instant Pot Creamy Sausage Pasta

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Creamy farfalle noodles, sundried tomatoes, spinach and sausage crumbles? Sign me up! I created this instant pot creamy sausage pasta a few months ago and am finally sharing it with you.

I made a short video when I was developing this pasta dish and received so much feedback asking for the recipe. So let’s get to it.

Let’s Make Instant Pot Creamy Sausage pasta

To start set your Instant Pot to the sauté feature and add in 1 Tablespoon olive oil, cook 1 pound Italian sausage or turkey Italian sausage with 2 crushed garlic cloves for 3-4 minutes. I used this Jennie O seasoned ground turkey, but the recipe works with turkey sausage or pork sausage. Just make sure to remove the sausage casings and crumble the meat as it browns.

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Once the meat is browned turn off the sauté feature. Now you will add in most of the other ingredients:

• 1 pound of farfalle or bowtie pasta, you could also use rotini, penne or medium shells. I do not recommend macaroni shaped noodles in this recipe as the noodle is too small and will over cook.
• 1 (3 ounce) package of sundried tomatoes. I prefer the dry tomatoes that are not in oil. If you have oiled tomatoes make sure to drain off all of the oil before adding to the recipe.
• 3 Tablespoons prepared pesto
• 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 cup chopped frozen spinach, it can still be frozen when added
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 5 cups water

Mix everything until well combined and then place instant pot trivet on top of pasta to keep it under the liquid. This is an important step because all of the pasta needs to be below the liquid in order to cook properly and absorb the liquid.

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Place lid on top, secure and set to manual high for 7 minutes.

Once the cooking time is finished, quick release the pressure – there is a lot of food in there so it will take a few minutes to release all the steam.

Carefully, open the lid and remove the trivet using a pair of tongs. Add in 1 brick of cream cheese cut into cubes and 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese.

Mix well, cover and set to slow cook for 30 minutes.

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Remove lid and stir everything together one more time. You can serve immediately or divide into meal prep containers to have meals ready to go for the week. Make it even more decadent with a sprinkle of freshly grated parmesan over the top right before you dig in.

If you like this recipe, try my other Instant Pot recipes like Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup or Instant Pot Beef Barley Stew.