Instant Pot Pasta Cheesy Penne Food

INSTANT POT PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Press the "Sauté" function key. When Instant Pot displays "Hot", add 1½ tbsp of oil. Add Italian sausage, cook undisturbed for 1 minute, stir for another minute, then add onion. Cook for 3 minutes.
• Add garlic, cook until fragrant. Add diced tomatoes, bring to a boil for about 2 minutes, add the Italian seasoning, and dried basil. Be sure to scrape the bottom of the pot to keep it from burning. Turn the instant pot off.
• Add penne pasta and press evenly on top of the sausage mixture. DO NOT STIR! Add chicken broth, press the pasta down gently to make sure it is submerged in liquid. DO NOT STIR!
• Put the lid on, sealed, and set to manual for "4 minutes". After the cooking cycle finished, wait for 5 minutes then quickly release the pressure.
• Open the lid and turn on the "Sauté" setting. You will see a lot of juices but it's normal. Stir and simmer the pasta and sauce for about 2-3 minutes. Note: If you find the texture is too hard to your liking, just simmer the pasta a bit longer until you reach the desired consistency. Stir occasionally.
• Add heavy cream. Stir lightly for 1-2 minutes or until the liquid is thickened. Add parmesan cheese, stir to combine. Add salt and pepper if necessary.

INSTANT POT PASTA - CHEESY PENNE

Steps:

• Add all the spices, spaghetti sauce and broth into the Instant Pot bowl and mix it up.
• Pour in the penne, smooth it out so it's in a single layer on the top and the rest is in the sauce but do not mix or stir, it's okay that some of it is visible on top of the sauce. It is important that you do not stir the pasta in, you will get a burn notice if you do that, you just want the noodles to sink in naturally and spread the top ones evenly.
• Put your lid on, and turn your knob to seal. High Pressure for 9 minutes. Do a controlled quick release when you are done. (That means vent it out slowly, when it starts splattering or bubbling, close it up let it settle for about ½ a minute and then continue venting, do this whenever you see any liquid being released)
• When pressure is fully released, remove the lid and stir that pasta all up in the sauce.
• Add the cheese a bit at a time and mix in, when it starts to get super stringy add your milk and stir. Then continue to add the rest of your cheese.
• Serve on plates with additional shredded cheese as garnish.

INSTANT POT CHEESY PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Pour chicken broth, garlic, salt, pepper, and penne pasta into Instant Pot. Secure the lid, switch the knob to "sealing" and cook on "manual" for 5 minutes.
• When it is done cooking, let the pot do a natural release for 5 minutes.
• Remove the lid and pour in evaporated milk and marinara sauce. Stir the sauce into the pasta so that all the pasta is covered evenly.
• Add in Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese and stir until cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately and top with fresh basil and Parmesan cheese if desired.